Electricity

MPSC Approves DTE Electricity Rate Increase – Cost Residential Customer 71 Cents More Each Month

LANSING - The Michigan Public Service Commission today authorized DTE Electric Co. to implement a $30,557,000 rate increase effective Nov. 25 (Case No. U-20836). DTE Electric in January filed an application seeking a $388 million rate increase, to recover increased investments in its generation and distribution systems to improve safe and reliable electric service to

By |2022-11-22T15:56:02-05:00November 18th, 2022|Featured, News, Politics/Government|

ITC To Build New Interstate Power Lines From Indiana, Improve Michigan Service

NOVI  – Michigan Electric Transmission Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of ITC Holdings Corp., announced its intent to construct, own and operate new transmission line projects in Michigan which are expected to provide Michigan ratepayers with more than $6 Billion in economic benefits while creating approximately 4,100 jobs across Michigan by 2030. Approximately 110 miles

By |2022-10-18T10:50:06-04:00October 18th, 2022|Clean Update, Featured|

40 Percent US Produced Electricity In 2021 Came From Non-Fossil Fuels

DETROIT - In 2021, 40 percent of the electricity produced by the electric power sector was derived from non-fossil fuel sources. Since 2007, the increase in non-fossil fuel sources has been largely driven by “Other Renewables” which is predominantly wind and solar. This has resulted in renewables (including hydroelectric) overtaking nuclear power’s share of electricity

By |2022-10-09T14:44:49-04:00October 9th, 2022|Clean Update|

Rotary Electric Contact Method Could Change How Wind Turbines Generate Electricity

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - Sandia National Laboratories researchers have developed a fundamentally new type of rotary electrical contact. The technology is called Twistact, and it will eliminate the need for expensive rare-earth magnets in large wind turbines. Sandia’s Twistact is a novel approach to transmitting electrical current between a stationary and rotating frame, or between

By |2022-09-11T17:15:45-04:00September 11th, 2022|Clean Update, Featured|

Sandia Labs Uses Heated Carbon Dioxide To Deliver Electricity To Power Grid

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — For the first time, Sandia National Laboratories researchers delivered electricity produced by a new power-generating system to the Sandia-Kirtland Air Force Base electrical grid. The system uses heated supercritical carbon dioxide instead of steam to generate electricity and is based on a closed-loop Brayton cycle. The Brayton cycle is named after 19th century

By |2022-08-21T12:37:25-04:00August 21st, 2022|Industry 4.0|

New EV Battery Reaches 98 Percent Capacity In Less Than Ten Minutes

SAN FRANCISCO, Ca. - A northern California lithium-ion battery company has devised an electric vehicle battery that reaches a full charge in just over ten minutes. Enovix’s specialty is a silicon-anode lithium-ion battery it calls 3D Silicon. The name refers to a proprietary 3D architecture and constraint system, as well as the cells’ 100 percent

By |2022-06-19T15:42:26-04:00June 19th, 2022|Featured, Science|

MPSC Report: Prices To Rise For Motor Vehicle Gas, Electricity And Natural Gas

LANSING - Help is available for Michiganders grappling with higher energy costs amid fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s war on Ukraine, factors that the Michigan Public Service Commission’s Michigan Energy Appraisal Summer Outlook 2022 finds are leading to higher prices amid rising demand across all energy sectors. Demand for motor vehicle fuels, electricity

By |2022-06-19T11:04:36-04:00June 19th, 2022|Politics, Politics/Government|

Not To Worry – Low Flying Helicopters Are ITC Holdings Power Line Inspection Flights

ANN ARBOR - If you see helicopters flying low over high voltage electricity transmission lines owned by ITC-Holdings, don't worry. It's all part of the twice yearly inspection ITC does to make sure no vegetation has grown into the lines, or that the lines are not damaged so electricity continues to flow to homes and

By |2022-06-17T11:01:17-04:00June 16th, 2022|Clean Update, mitechtv|

Experience Makes Solar And Wind Less Expensive, More Viable Electricity Option

DETROIT - As solar and wind energy ramps up in the United States, the industries have gotten better at installing and operating their facilities. This experience can be seen in how the facilities are financed. According to new research, people working in the fields—and adjacent ones—have learned to be more efficient, reducing the overall cost of

By |2022-06-05T13:04:40-04:00June 5th, 2022|Clean Update|

Consumers Energy, DTE Energy To Upgrade High Voltage Lines As Severe Weather Precaution

DETROIT - Consumers Energy plans to spend $100 million to upgrade "the backbone" of its electricity distribution system. High voltage lines move electricity to transformers, which then "step down" the power to lower voltages for customers. The move comes as climate change makes storms become more fierce and frequent. "As we are facing more severe

By |2022-05-26T09:37:48-04:00May 25th, 2022|Clean Update|