Leave The Grid In The UP? Michigan Tech Team Finds It Feasible
HOUGHTON — While Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is not the sunniest place in the world, solar energy is viable in the region. With new technologies, some people might be inclined to …
Consumers Energy Hits $1B Spending Mark With Michigan Companies Early
JACKSON — Consumers Energy is making good on a five-year commitment to Michigan businesses, announcing today that it has spent over $1 billion in less than a year with employers …
Energy Business Group Sets May 4 Member Meeting
LANSING — The Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council says new panelists are confirmed for its fourth annual member meeting, to be held Wednesday, May 4 at the Kellogg Hotel and …
Consumers Customers Can Get Power Outage Alerts On The Go
JACKSON — With stormy weather predicted later this week, Consumers Energy is introducing automatic outage alerts for its 1.8 million residential and business electric customers to provide them with accurate, …
GE Gets Fermi 2 Plant Outage Work
DETROIT — Detroit-based DTE Energy (NYSE: DTE) has awarded outage services work to GE Power & Water (NYSE:GE) through GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy and GE Power Generation Services for the …
ITC’s Thumb Loop Power Line Project Completed
NOVI – A new system to bring power from new wind farms in Michigan’s Thumb has been energized by a subsidiary of Novi-based ITC Holdings Corp., the nation’s largest independently …
DTE Energy Gets Federal OK For New Nuclear Plant
DETROIT — The federal government says DTE Energy can build a new nuclear power plant in Monroe County. But the Detroit-based utility says it doesn’t plan to just yet. The …
Consumers Energy Hits $1 Billion Michigan Spend
JACKSON — Consumers Energy has achieved its promise to increase its spending with other Michigan businesses by $1 billion over the past four years. The energy provider’s announcement came last …
Consumers Gives MSU $200K For Engineering Residential Program
EAST LANSING — Keeping engineering and technical talent in the state is essential to Michigan’s economic vitality. To help cultivate top graduates for Michigan’s technology workforce, the Michigan State University College of Engineering …
DTE, Detroit Tech Firm Team Up On Energy Efficiency App
DETROIT — The Detroit utility holding company DTE Energy and the Detroit design and technology firm Vectorform Wednesday announced a joint venture to provide the industry’s most effective energy-efficiency mobile …