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New generation project, plans surface in Upper Peninsula
Developers from metro Detroit have plans to build a $100 million, 34 MW biomass plant in the central Upper Peninsula, about 20 miles south of an aging coal plant that is the ongoing focus of the region’s energy crisis.By Andy Balaskovitz .
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Officials seek Michigan-focused solution to U.P. crisis
Let Michigan decide its own energy future. That’s the message industry leaders and state officials drove home Tuesday at the Upper Peninsula Energy Summit in Marquette.By Andy Balaskovitz .
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Biomass key to Upper Peninsula’s future renewable portfolio
As stakeholders gather today in Marquette, Michigan to discuss the Upper Peninsula’s energy future, the extent to which renewable energy — particularly, woody biomass — plays a role will be a central topic.By Andy Balaskovitz .
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Abandoned Michigan mineshafts could be new energy option
As Michigan's Upper Peninsula grapples with a looming electricity crisis, the region's copper-mining past could play a role in its energy future.By Andy Balaskovitz .
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Retailers, seeking out bargains, continue to lead on solar
The top 25 companies in the United States installed 28 percent more solar capacity this year over last, and Midwest states are beginning to see a larger piece of the action.By Andy Balaskovitz .
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As U.P. faces energy crisis, a lesson in regulatory hindsight
What started in 2008 as one lawmaker’s intent to retain mining jobs in his Upper Peninsula community has evolved into a flashpoint of controversy that some say has jeopardized that very region’s energy future.By Andy Balaskovitz .
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Bill to repeal Michigan renewable standard faces long odds
Despite strong public support for renewable energy expansion in Michigan, three lawmakers have introduced a bill that would repeal the state's renewable energy standard.By Andy Balaskovitz .
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Michigan’s U.P. goes head-to-head with its energy future
A looming power plant closure on Michigan's Upper Peninsula is putting local officials on an accelerated timescale for determining the region's energy future.By Andy Balaskovitz .
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Report: Michigan lacks support for alternative-fuel vehicles
Despite its automotive legacy, Michigan is behind its Midwestern neighbor states in establishing a better market for electric and other alternative-fuel vehicles.By Andy Balaskovitz .
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Michigan’s ag industry confronts aging grid infrastructure
As Michigan’s agriculture sector grows more productive and efficient, those in the industry say the state’s electrical and natural gas infrastructure is not keeping pace.By Andy Balaskovitz .
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