ANN ARBOR - The Michigan League of Conservation Voters gave Gov. Rick Snyder a ?C? for the second half of his first term in office, in a new study released Thursday. How Green is Your Governor? 2013-2014 Report Card offers a detailed analysis of the performance of Governor Snyder, his administration and the agencies he
LANSING - We Energies has asked the Midcontinent Independent System Operator to stop System Support Resource payments for the continued operation of the Presque Isle Power Plant in the Upper Peninsula, a move applauded by Governor Rick Snyder for saving customers potentially millions in charges. "We Energies and Cliffs are to be commended for reaching
SOUTHFIELD - The Engineering Society of Detroit has issued a call for mentors for its Engineering SMArT Michigan program now under way for its 2015 competition. Engineering SMArT Michigan is a rigorous program in hands-on science, mathematics, architecture and technology (SMArT), in which high school students design energy-efficient homes. Volunteer mentors are a critical element
DEARBORN - Ford Motor Company has recently teamed up with NextEnergy to launch a technology innovation challenge for industry suppliers to help advance state-of-the-art automotive lighting. Innovation drives every part of our business at Ford, and lighting is no different. The global design engineering team I lead is always challenged to find new and innovative
LANSING - Last year marked the first time an electric cooperative had a customer participate in electric choice despite Michigan having had the option of electric choice for 13 years, an annual report released by the Public Service Commission has found. But that doesn't mean no one is using the electric choice system. In fact,
MASON ? The Michigan Energy Fair returns in June to the Mason County Fairgrounds where Co-Chair Allan O?Shea said in an interview this week that more emphasis will be placed on waking up the state to what?s happening in alternative energy. This year, O?Shea said the Energy Fair has taken a different approach, dividing the
JACKSON - Consumers Energy on Thursday announced four leadership moves, partly driven by the retirement of several top executives. The planned leadership moves announced today occur in light of pending retirements of Ronn Rasmussen, vice president of strategy and research and a 37-year employee, and Jack Hanson, senior vice president of energy resources and a
LANSING - Michigan faces a range of barriers to successfully implementing advanced energy systems and competing with other states for the economic benefits that come with such an industry, a report released Monday by the Institute for Energy Innovation concluded. The report comes at a time when interests from across the energy sector are landing
WASHINGTON DC - At the 2015 Washington Auto Show, Volkswagen BMW, together with ChargePoint, the largest electric vehicle charging network, announced an initiative to create express charging corridors along heavily-traveled routes on the East and West Coasts. Designed to increase the number of fast charging locations, the initiative will help meet the large and growing
LANSING - Michigan League of Conservation Voters recognized Governor Snyder for naming energy as a priority in 2015, and said that Michigan cannot afford to delay any longer on a strong energy plan that moves our state towards greater use of clean energy. Michigan LCV gave the Governor a ?neutral? score on How Green is