DTE to buy Isabella County wind farms
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Apex Clean Energy today announced that its proposed sale of the Isabella Wind I and II projects to the Detroit-based utility holding company DTE Energy, has been …
DTE gets state grant for electric school buses in Ann Arbor, Roseville
DETROIT—Students in the Ann Arbor and Roseville public school districts will soon ride some of the first zero-emission electric school buses in Michigan, funded by $1.5 million in grants secured …
New battery locker system from Redford power management firm
REDFORD TWP.—Alpine Power Systems Inc. announced the introduction of its PowerMax Power Cabinet, a safe, lockable enclosure for battery systems up to 135 volts DC. Designed for indoor use, the …
Customer satisfaction with utilities dips, ACSI says
ANN ARBOR—Following a slight bump in 2018, residential customer satisfaction in the energy utilities sector has taken an about-face one year later, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) …
Moy named executive director of Michigan Infrastructure Council
LANSING – Acting Deputy State Treasurer Anne Wohlfert today announced that Jessica Moy has been named executive director of the Michigan Infrastructure Council. Moy will be coordinating the efforts of …
GE, Clarke Energy to provide 7.7-MW gas plant to Sebewaing Light & Water
SEBEWAING — General Electric’s Distributed Power business and Waukesha, Wis.-based Clarke Energy USA Inc. announced they would supply a turnkey 7.7-megawatt combined heat and power plant to Sebewaing Light & …
Consumers Energy to retire two coal plants, go 43% renewables by 2040
JACKSON — Consumers Energy announced that it would file an Integrated Resource Plan with the Michigan Public Service Commission to zero out its use of coal as a power source …
Consumers Energy in data center deal with Switch in Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS — Switch (NYSE: SWCH), the Las Vegas-based technology infrastructure provider, announced that it has signed a colocation deal with Consumers Energy, officially selling out 90 percent of the …
Weather drives CMS revenue, profit up
JACKSON — CMS Energy Corp., the Jackson-based utility holding company, reported net income of $241 million or 86 cents a share in the first quarter of 2018, up from $199 …
Tax cut boosts DTE Energy profits
DETROIT — DTE Energy Inc. (NYSE: DTE) Friday reported 2017 earnings of $1.1 billion, or $6.32 per diluted share, up from $868 million, or $4.83 per diluted share, in 2016. …