renewable energy

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.

Supporters say it’s a step toward making rooftop solar and other energy efficiency measures more accessible to many in Michigan who belong to an HOA.

Copper is a key metal for renewable energy, and experts say we’re going to need a lot more of it to transition to clean energy. Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is Copper Country. Some see copper mining as an economic boon for the region, but others worry it could come at the cost of some of the Great Lakes’ most pristine wild spaces.

Wave energy converters use the movement of the water to generate electricity. A research team from the University of Michigan will spend the next couple years developing a prototype to install in the waters off the island.

Citizens for Local Choice wants local governments to decide whether solar or wind farms can be built instead of state government.

The state’s department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy plans to offer $4.75 million in matching grants for projects on reusing and recycling minerals found in technologies like EV batteries.

Opinions are divided over whether the state should help finance a proposed copper mine on the shores of Lake Superior.

Michigan is tackling implementation of a law that gives the state final approval of large renewable projects, and they're hoping public input will guide the process.

A food waste digester in Fremont is closing after a years-long permit dispute with the state. Environmental groups say the outcome of that dispute could have far-reaching impacts.

Petoskey is the last in a series of community meetings to gather public input on how the MI Healthy Climate Plan should be implemented.