clean energy

After hitting local permitting hurdles, the developer of the 375-megawatt solar farm will likely use a new state law for approval, one that limits local governments’ ability to say no to large-scale renewable energy projects.

The state will put $7.5 million toward research and development for geologic hydrogen. It's a clean energy source with a lot of potential to decarbonize heavy industries like transportation, experts say.

Three years after Public Act 233 passed, municipalities are still grappling with their options for large renewable energy projects as the state seeks to transition to cleaner energy sources.

Research shows that the state could be a hotspot for this resource, and has prompted state officials to look into its potential.

Wolverine Power Cooperative will receive hundreds of millions of dollars of federal grant money, announced Thursday, to purchase nuclear power from the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant near South Haven, once it reopens. Wolverine is the sole supplier of power to northern Michigan’s Cherryland Electric, Great Lakes Energy, and Presque Isle Electric & Gas.

As part of the state's energy transition, the Public Service Commission has to pay special attention to the Upper Peninsula and the natural gas plants that went online there just five years ago.

This week: A historic verdict, what a permitting debacle could mean for biodigesters, low pay for child care workers, and we visit with a sculptor in Leelanau County.

Wind turbines are being built in ocean waters off the east and west coasts. But why don’t we see any in the Great Lakes? The gales of November are an example of how much potential the region has for wind energy – but public opposition is the biggest barrier.

Wind turbines are being built in ocean waters off the east and west coasts. But why don’t we see any in the Great Lakes? The gales of November are an example of how much potential the region has for wind energy – but public opposition is the biggest barrier.

Since the start of the school year, a group of middle and high school students in East Jordan has been busy practicing presentations, raising money, and…