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Michigan looks to remove 1 percent distributed solar cap (again)
From Energy News Network: A bipartisan group of Michigan lawmakers has introduced legislation to eliminate a 1% cap on distributed energy in the state’s investor-owned utility territories. It’s the...
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Michigan Public Service Commission finalizes avoided cost rates for Consumers...
The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) issued a ruling finalizing the rates and standard contract terms that Consumers Energy Co., one of Michigan’s largest investor-owned utilities, must pay...
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McCarthy to hire 300+ workers to build Michigan’s largest solar farm
McCarthy Building Companies Inc. says it plans to hire more than 200 craft workers and 100 general laborers for Ranger Power’s Assembly Solar Project in Michigan’s Hazelton and Venice townships. This...
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Geronimo Energy starts construction on two Michigan solar projects (40 MW total)
Geronimo Energy, a National Grid company, is starting construction activities for two Michigan solar projects expected to begin operations by the end of this year. The projects, Bingham Solar and...
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Pine Gate Renewables readies 14 solar sites, just the start of 500 MW coming...
Pine Gate Renewables and Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. announced their first wave of solar energy projects into Michigan. The companies have completed development for 14 new solar farms in...
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Michigan PSC doubles rooftop solar cap, but cuts payback rate
The Michigan Public Service Commission issued its Order in the Consumers Energy rate case last week, and the result is fairly disappointing from a solar and public point of view, and it also falls...
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Pine Gate Renewables to plant two trees for every one removed during...
Pine Gate Renewables and the Arbor Day Foundation announce a new partnership to replant trees impacted as a result of project development. Starting in 2021, Pine Gate will plant two trees for every...
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Is it community solar if the utility — not community — owns the panels?
Via Energy News Network: Critics say a recently announced low-income solar program by DTE Energy stretches the definition of “community solar” and will shortchange participants. The program is a...
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Borrego selected by AES to build three solar power plants in Michigan
The AES Corporation has selected Borrego to engineer and construct three utility-scale solar projects in Michigan. The agreement is Borrego’s first foray into the growing Michigan clean energy market...
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Greenbacker adds another 41-MW solar project in Michigan
Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company (Greenbacker) has expanded its Michigan footprint with the purchase of a 41-MW utility-scale solar project from Prism Power Partners. The Heathlands is to be the...
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DTE Energy to start 750 kW project in Romulus, Michigan
DTE Energy, the largest developer of solar energy projects in Michigan, has begun construction of an array in Romulus that will operate by the end of the year. The new facility on Citrin Drive near...
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Michigan solar market gains new level of certainty after commission ruling
Progress continues to come in the Midwest solar industry. What many Midwest markets lack in higher, conducive rates, they are starting to gain in certainty. The Michigan Public Service Commission...
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Amprius supplies batteries for U of Michigan solar car team in world challenge
Lithium-ion battery manufacturer Amprius Technologies Inc. is supplying battery cells to the University of Michigan Solar Car Team. The University of Michigan Solar Car Team is slated to compete in...
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