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Breach of contract dispute surrounds early closure plan for Ottawa Co. coal plant 

PORT SHELDON TWP. — Consumers Energy’s recently approved plan to shut down the J.H. Campbell coal plant in Ottawa County in 2025 has caused...
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State energy regulator sees no need for panic over electricity shortages

Katherine Peretick was appointed to the Michigan Public Service Commission in 2021 for a term that expires in 2027. In that time, Michigan and...

Muskegon Heights project awarded $250K from Consumers Energy Foundation

A West Michigan community was selected as the recipient of an award from the Consumers Energy Foundation.

New economic drivers envisioned to replace Palisades nuclear plant loss

COVERT TWP. — Southwest Michigan economic development officials are hoping to lure new employers to the region to help offset the job losses from...

Calvin University partners with solar company

A Grand Rapids university is the first in Michigan to pursue solar-as-a-service to accelerate its transfer to clean energy. 

Consumers gets approval for energy plan settlement agreement

As part of a recent settlement agreement and plan approval, Consumers Energy is on track to lead a clean energy transformation through sustainable efforts — including the retirement of coal plants and an end to its coal era.
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Michigan panel wants details on Great Lakes oil tunnel plan

TRAVERSE CITY — A Michigan regulatory panel said Thursday it needs more information about safety risks before it can rule on Enbridge Energy’s plan to extend an oil pipeline through a tunnel beneath a waterway linking two of the Great Lakes.

Consumers to invest $170M in natural gas system

An energy company revealed plans to upgrade the transmission, distribution and storage of natural gas in Michigan.

Regulators reopen Line 5 case calling for more safety assurances from Enbridge

Michigan energy regulators have reopened a case involving Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline and the company’s request to build an underground tunnel in the Straits...
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Michigan leads states in energy-sector job growth, federal report finds

Michigan added more energy-sector jobs than any other state in 2021, boosted primarily by the automotive industry and growing attention to hybrid and electric...
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Regulators approve Consumers Energy’s ‘historic’ plan to shutter West Mich. coal plant in 2025,...

The Michigan Public Service Commission has approved Consumers Energy’s latest long-term energy plan that calls for eliminating its coal-fired power in 2025 while also...
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Michigan-based biofuel producers receive $8.6M in targeted federal pandemic relief

Two Michigan-based biofuel producers have received a total of nearly $8.7 million in federal relief to help recover from unexpected losses during the COVID-19...

City, CMS Energy dedicate solar array along the lakeshore

A newly activated solar array will help Grand Rapids with its renewable energy efforts.

Advanced energy ‘roadmap’ offers plan to spend federal infrastructure funding

A statewide advanced energy trade group recently released a “roadmap” for the state to maximize hundreds of millions of dollars in federal infrastructure funding...
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Coal-powered passenger ship to convert to new fuel source

LUDINGTON — A coal-powered passenger steamship on Lake Michigan that’s the last of its kind in the U.S. will stop using coal to fuel its historic engines once its operators settle on an alternate power source.
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State, partners launch lakeshore electric vehicle charging network in Holland

HOLLAND — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer appeared in Holland today to launch a partnership with an electric vehicle manufacturer, a nonprofit and energy companies to...
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Energy management consultant discusses SEC climate disclosure proposal

In late March, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued a sweeping proposal that would require publicly traded companies to disclose climate change risks...

Houses of worship light the way for energy efficiency

Over 150 faith-based organizations in the Grand Rapids area have participated in a free energy efficiency program with Consumers Energy.

Increasing home energy efficiency funding confronts lack of available contractors

Clean energy and housing advocates in Michigan are working to spend down an increasing amount of weatherization funds with a shrinking pool of contractors...
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Lakeshore energy reinvention: From Ludington to Covert, the West Michigan lakeshore is undergoing a...

The global energy transition that is underway to combat the worst effects of climate change can be encapsulated along roughly 125 miles of Lake...