ANN ARBOR - On June 1, millions of customers served by DTE Energy and Consumers Energy moved onto seasonal "time-of-use" electric rates that charge more for electricity during periods of highest demand. The pricing structure is designed to reduce stress on the electric grid during hot summer afternoons. But it also means households that run
LANSING - The debate over artificial intelligence data centers in Michigan has largely focused on land use, water consumption and local opposition. But a bigger question may be emerging: Can Michigan's electric grid handle the demand? As Michigan competes for billions of dollars in AI infrastructure, electric vehicle manufacturing and advanced technology investments, energy experts
ANN ARBOR — Ann Arbor’s push to create an alternative energy system outside the traditional DTE Energy model is accelerating, raising new questions about whether the city could eventually become one of the first major Michigan communities to partially — or even fully — break away from the state’s dominant investor-owned utility structure. The latest
ANN ARBOR - A controversial proposal to build a major natural gas-fired power plant on farmland outside Ann Arbor may signal the beginning of a much larger transformation now reshaping Michigan’s economy, energy grid, and political landscape. What initially appears to be a local land-use dispute is increasingly tied to a national race to build
DETROIT - Michigan residents worried about rising electric bills are now hearing a new message from DTE Energy: Big Tech may actually help slow future rate increases. The utility says massive new data centers—like one under consideration by Google in Van Buren Township—could stabilize costs across the electric system. But that claim comes at the
LANSING - Michigan just scored a significant legal victory in one of its most consequential energy battles—but the bigger story may be what happens next. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that a lawsuit seeking to shut down Enbridge’s controversial Line 5 pipeline must be heard in Michigan state court, not federal court. That decision
LANSING - The Michigan Senate Energy and Technology Committee kicked off testimony from interested stakeholders on its proposal for Michigan's energy policies and regulations, but despite an immense amount of changes made over the past six months, most of the same people either liked or disliked the bills. DTE Energy CEO Gerry Anderson was the
LANSING - The effort is not over yet for creating a new energy policy for Michigan as some 10 plants are expected to shut down over the next two weeks, Sen. Mike Nofs said Monday. "It's not dead," Nofs (R-Battle Creek), chair of the Senate Energy and Technology Committee, told Gongwer News Service. After considerable
