TRAVERSE CITY - Even with the push to develop alternative energy and energy efficiency, utility rates and regulations, by and large, still encourage growth in use of energy and resources, panelists said at the Mid-American Regulatory Conference Tuesday. Michigan utilities are able to collect fees to cover energy efficiency programs, but the majority of their
TRAVERSE CITY - Utilities are seeing unpaid bills and disconnections increase, and they are seeing those delinquencies from higher income customers, utility officials told those gathered for the Mid-American Regulatory Conference. But, while utilities are covering some of the efforts to assist those customers now, those efforts will have to move back to the government
TRAVERSE CITY - With coming changes in energy sources and costs, utilities and regulators are going to have to work together to ensure the new technology is implemented and customers are not buried by the costs, regulators and utility officials told the Mid-American Regulatory Conference on Monday. The cost of generating power is increasing as
SAN CARLOS, Calif.- If you're looking to buy a $100,000 plus electric-powered Roadster, and want to get it serviced too, you're in luck. Tesla Motors will open a regional sales and service center in Chicago in late June, one of seven centers opening nationwide. Besides Chicago, other centers will open in New York, Seattle and
MUSKEGON - On June 9, the Grand Valley State University Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center will host a half-day workshop devoted to advancing an understanding of bio-energy and bio-composting technology. A discussion will follow about related business opportunities. The event is free thanks to underwriting support from the Department of Energy, Labor & Economic
DETROIT - Liesl Eichler Clark, Deputy Director of the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth, will outline DELEG's efforts to transform Michigan's business environment through investment in the emerging green economy, at the fourth Tuesday monthly meeting May 26 at The Old Shillelagh in Greektown. Clark will discuss ambitious efforts to identify, engage
KALAMAZOO - Building a scale-model wind turbine will be the capstone project at two summer camps for youths ranging in age from 12 to 16 at Kalamazoo Valley Community College's Texas Township Campus. The first session will run from July 13-16 and the second is Aug. 3-6. The fee is $235. Guiding both camps, which
YPSILANTI - You're invited to the Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association's membership networking event May 26 at SPARK East in Ypsilanti. Meet GLREA members, industry professionals and entrepreneurs in renewable and alternative energy. Make new contacts in this exploding field and meet members of the GLREA board of directors. Learn from technology, policy and business
LANSING - There was agreement between business officials and scientists Tuesday that the Earth is warming and human activity contributes to that, but while a group of scientists in the state urged new federal policy on the issue, business officials argued the cost of the proposals was substantially higher than the gains. A group of
BENTON HARBOR ? Whirlpool Corporation said by 2015 it will make all electronically controlled appliances Smart Grid compatible, helping to reduce energy and the emission of greenhouse gases. Bracken Darrell, president of Whirlpool Europe, and executive vice president of Whirlpool Corporation, highlighted the company's longstanding leadership in energy and water efficiency, including the first announcement