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Ann Arbor City Council approves search for new utility, aims to heat city with clean energy
Read full article: Ann Arbor City Council approves search for new utility, aims to heat city with clean energyAnn Arbor City Council has approved a resolution to kickstart negotiations with DTE and other utilities as it works to transition the city's heating to clean energy in the coming years.
Quality testing shows repaired Metro Detroit water main ready to resume operations
Read full article: Quality testing shows repaired Metro Detroit water main ready to resume operationsThe troubled water transmission main in Metro Detroit is nearly ready to resume normal operations several weeks after a leak was discovered and forced the main to shut down.
Repair timeline pushed back even further for broken Metro Detroit water main
Read full article: Repair timeline pushed back even further for broken Metro Detroit water mainA repaired water transmission main that services several Metro Detroit communities is now expected to resume normal operations in early October, weeks after its expected resumption, after a leak closed the main in mid-August.
Broken Metro Detroit water main will resume operations mid-September, officials say
Read full article: Broken Metro Detroit water main will resume operations mid-September, officials sayRepairs of the broken water main causing problems for Metro Detroiters since mid-August are finally complete, but the main still won’t be operational for several weeks.
Ann Arbor energy group to rally against city Energy Commission nominee
Read full article: Ann Arbor energy group to rally against city Energy Commission nomineeOn Tuesday, Ann Arbor for Public Power (A2P2) will rally at Larcom City Hall at 5:30 p.m. to protest the nomination of Knox Cameron to the Ann Arbor Energy Commission.
Michigan lawmakers introduce bill to require power companies to issue refunds when the power goes out
Read full article: Michigan lawmakers introduce bill to require power companies to issue refunds when the power goes outA new bill introduced in Lansing is looking to hold power companies accountable when the power goes out.
Consumers Energy: Power to be restored for most by end of Monday
Read full article: Consumers Energy: Power to be restored for most by end of MondayFollowing severe winds that caused tens of thousands of power outages across Michigan Saturday, utility company Consumers Energy says power should be restored to most by the end of Monday.
DTE Energy to invest $7 billion in Southeastern Michigan’s electric grid
Read full article: DTE Energy to invest $7 billion in Southeastern Michigan’s electric gridDTE Energy on Thursday announced a plan to invest billions of dollars into Michigan’s electric grid following a summer of continuous power outages across Southeast Michigan.
Should Ann Arbor create its own municipal energy utility? Report released, public discussion set
Read full article: Should Ann Arbor create its own municipal energy utility? Report released, public discussion setThe City of Ann Arbor is holding a public discussion about creating a new, publicly-owned energy utility.
Consumers Energy plans to buy power from solar farm project
Read full article: Consumers Energy plans to buy power from solar farm projectConsumers Energy has reached an agreement to purchase electricity from a solar energy project planned for the site of a former golf course in northwestern Michigan.
SE Michigan power outages: Here’s how to share utility feedback with the state
Read full article: SE Michigan power outages: Here’s how to share utility feedback with the stateMichigan residents who have been affected by expansive power outages this month are being asked to share feedback with the state.
Michigan AG calls on DTE, Consumers to automatically credit customers amid outages
Read full article: Michigan AG calls on DTE, Consumers to automatically credit customers amid outagesFollowing severe weather that triggered power outages for hundreds of thousands of Michigan residents, the state’s attorney general is calling on two major utility companies to credit affected customers.