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. …
Leidos To Build Smart Grid For Lansing Water & Light
LANSING — Leidos Holdings Inc., a Reston, Va.-based defense company that provides technical, engineering, and scientific services, announced it will implement the Lansing Board of Water and Light’s new smart …
New Report: Rooftop Solar Provides Benefits to Michigan’s Electric Grid
LANSING – Utility customers with rooftop solar systems, known as solar distributed generation (DG), are providing economic support to Michigan’s electric grid and should not be overcharged to support it. …
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, …