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As solar booms in Michigan, townships tackle land use questions
With the declining costs of solar energy and Michigan’s increased renewable portfolio standard, small townships throughout the state are confronting challenging land-use questions amid the increase in large-scale solar proposals.By Andy Balaskovitz .
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Public facilities in Michigan continue to save millions with efficiency financing tool
Michigan officials recognized six public entities this week for efficiency investments that collectively will save nearly $2.1 million a year in energy costs.By Andy Balaskovitz .
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Michigan bill looks to clarify tax exemptions for distributed generation projects
A bipartisan group of Michigan lawmakers introduced a bill last week that aims to clear up confusion over tax collections for small-scale distributed generation projects.By Andy Balaskovitz .
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U.P. ratepayers could see $24 million refund for coal plant payments; fraud claims against Wisconsin utility unsettled
Ratepayers in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula could see up to a $24 million refund for costs they have paid to continue running a Wisconsin utility’s aging coal plant in Marquette, federal regulators ruled Thursday.By Andy Balaskovitz .
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The ‘long game’: How Michigan could be building a case to close Line 5
While Michigan officials may already have enough evidence to close an underwater oil pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac, a renewed effort to independently analyze the pipeline’s risk may finally prompt the state to take action.By Andy Balaskovitz .
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Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan to shut down in 2022
Entergy plans to shut down the Palisades nuclear plant in spring of 2022, fulfilling its current power purchase agreement with a Michigan utility, the company announced today.By Andy Balaskovitz .
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University compiles lessons learned after nine years of wind development in Michigan
After nine years of commercial wind energy development, Michigan State University researchers say they now have a better sense of what drives support — and opposition — for projects across the state.By Andy Balaskovitz .
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Q&A: Michigan economist discusses the market forces pushing electric vehicles, clean energy
Ellen Hughes-Cromwick, a senior economist at the University of Michigan’s Energy Institute, discusses the “intersection of energy, economics, policy, and human behavior.”By Andy Balaskovitz .
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Q&A: Michigan economist discusses the market forces pushing electric vehicles, clean energy
Ellen Hughes-Cromwick, a senior economist at the University of Michigan’s Energy Institute, discusses the “intersection of energy, economics, policy, and human behavior.”By Andy Balaskovitz .
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How advocates helped lead Michigan’s capital city to a future without coal
Ten years ago, Lansing's municipal utility was floating plans for a major new coal plant. Today the company plans to have no coal in its fleet at all by 2025.By Andy Balaskovitz .
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