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Michigan Public Service Commission

New Report Reveals That DTE Peak-Hour Rates Hurt the Poor

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team May 19, 2023

Poorer customers suffer "greater discomfort indoors," Detroit News reports, as summer A/C costs approach California levels. by James David Dickson When families cook and eat dinner this June in an air-conditioned home, they will…

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State Legislator Wants to Change Law to Classify Industrial Waste as Renewable Energy

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 26, 2014 0

by Andy Balaskovitz Michigan Energy News—A MICHIGAN lawmaker wants to expand the state’s definition of renewable energy to include more fuel made from municipal and industrial solid waste. State Rep. Aric Nesbitt, a Republican who…

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DTE and Consumers Energy Have No Plans To Expand Michigan Customer Solar Programs, Despite Demand

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 17, 2014 0

by Andy Balaskovitz Midwest Energy News—IN LESS THAN two weeks, staff from the Michigan Public Service Commission will issue a draft report on how the state’s two largest investor-owned utilities could improve solar options for their…