Northern Michigan moves to clean up ice storm debris — by making energy
Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Interlochen Public Radio on April 30, 2025. At a giant dirt lot off a side...
The Metro: In the face of big utilities, how do residents have more power?
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. In metro Detroit, a quarter of low-income households pay more than...
Consumers Energy is looking into geothermal heating for homes
Consumers Energy is exploring the potential use of geothermal energy to heat and cool homes in some Michigan neighborhoods. The...
A rural energy co-op in northern Michigan wants a nuclear revival
The historic restart of a shuttered nuclear power plant is planned for later this year on the shores of Lake...
The Metro: The future of renewable energy, utility industry in Michigan
Since the 1970s, our energy bills have been going up. Year after year, utility companies like DTE have been asking...
House bills would exempt UP gas generators in clean energy legislation
Michigan House Republicans are renewing an effort to count around a dozen Upper Peninsula natural gas generators as clean energy....
Detroit Evening Report: Duggan announces two more neighborhoods for city’s solar initiative
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan on Wednesday announced two more east side neighborhoods as finalists for phase two of the city's...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit unveils final designs for first 3 solar neighborhoods
Detroit unveiled the final designs for the first three Solar Neighborhoods on Thursday.Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report on Apple...
MichMash: The environmental dilemma of Michigan’s ‘low carbon fuel standard’ bill
A transportation bill introduced last year to encourage the use of "clean fuels" has environmental and animal activists concerned about...
The Metro: New safety lab in Auburn Hills will test EV batteries
When relying on clean sources of energy, like the sun and the wind, we need a way to store that...
Michigan aims to tackle clean energy goals in Upper Peninsula
Michigan’s new climate laws require utilities to transition to entirely “clean” electricity sources by 2040. As the state’s Public Service Commission figures...
A new law aims to advance US nuclear power, but some fear it shortchanges safety
It’s been over two years since the Palisades Nuclear Plant on the shores of Lake Michigan closed its doors. But...