DETROIT — DTE Energy has partnered with Ann Arbor and Roseville schools to deploy six zero-emission electric school buses. As COVID-19 has delayed in-person learning for some schools, the new electric buses will be used to deliver meals to school children through federal food assistance programs in addition to student transportation. DTE Energy, Ann Arbor
LANSING - Enbridge Energy is one step closer to building a tunnel to transport petroleum beneath the Straits of Mackinac, after Michigan environmental regulators approved key permits for the Line 5 project. The decision by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy comes months after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ordered the pipeline to shut down
ANN ARBOR–Officials of SkySpecs, the provider of asset management for the wind energy industry, now has almost 100 full time employees engaged in automating renewable energy operations and maintenance using unmanned aerial vehicles, software, and operational expertise. “While we were initially cautious about how the pandemic would affect our business and our customers’ operations, we feel
HANOI, VIETNAM - VinFast has launched three new self-driving electric SUV models that use Artificial Intelligence including many smart features, marking a milestone along the Southeast Asian companies goal of becoming a global smart electric vehicle company. After three years in operation, VinFast has developed VF31, VF32, VF33, SUVs multi-purpose vehicles, with high-chassis design, capable of
EAST LANSING - A.J. Boggs & Company has a weekly “Lunch and Learn” program presentation and discussion regarding sustainability and how Consumers Energy is leading the way by addressing environmental, social and governance issues. The next one is scheduled for Friday, January 29 from 12:15 to 1 pm. The speaker will be Jessica Spagnuolo, Sustainability
WASHINGTON DC - Investors are enthusiastic about QuantumScape, developer of an electric-vehicle battery that promises more power for less cost. If the company succeeds, Tesla could face new challenges. One of the wildest plotlines in the great 2020 electric-vehicle rally was the late-year rise of QuantumScape, a battery startup that has yet to report any
LANSING - Participation in Michigan’s distributed energy generation program continued to grow in 2019 as the program capacity increased 53 percent, according to the Michigan Public Service Commission’s annual report on the state’s distributed generation program. Every year since 2006, participation has grown in the program, and 2019 was no different. The MPSC’s 2019 Distributed Generation Program
LANSING - The Michigan Public Service Commission this week approved a $100 million increase in the electric rates for Consumers Energy, increasing a residential customer using 500 kilowatt hours of electricity by $9.17 more per month, an 11.93 percent increase. Consumers had sought an increase in its electric rates of approximately $254 million, which would have a total impact to customers of $289
NOVI - ITC Michigan, which owns and operates the high-voltage electricity grid in most of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, has once again lit up one of its 150-foot tall transmission towers in Novi with colorful holiday decorations. The transmission tower is decorated with approximately one-third mile of rope lights (17,700 bulbs). The display includes a 10-
CHICAGO - Invenergy, a global developer and operator of green energy generation and storage, announced a 1,310-megawatt solar farm in northeastern Texas - the largest in the US upon completion. The solar farm is currently under construction. The Samson Solar Energy Center, as it’s called, will support five major consumer brands and supply power to
