LANSING - Both Consumers Energy and Detroit Edison saw increases in customers seeking power from competitors sufficient to bring the utilities to the statutory caps on competition during the past year, the Public Service Commission said in a report issued Tuesday. The report also showed Michigan commercial power prices had dropped relative to other states
LANSING - Changes to cable television regulations have meant more communities with competitive programming providers, but also more communities with no provider, according to a report released Tuesday by the Public Service Commission. The report said the number of complaints, and the types of complaints, held steady in 2009 from 2008. Cable competition appeared to
WARREN, Mi. - The U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center will infuse its ranks with new talent this June through a summer job hire program. TARDEC, the Nation's laboratory for advanced military automotive technology, is seeking high school, undergraduate and graduate-level college students interested in working on science and engineering programs like
DETROIT ? The Smart low emissions car, with some 40,000 now on the road, is built by Mercedes in France and distributed by Penske in the United States. Next up is an all electric-powered car that will be available in the United States by the fourth quarter, Smart President Jill Lajdziak said in this interview
DETROIT ? The US Army's TACOM Command ? the Detroit Arsenal in Warren ? is developing a pilotless, electric-powered, six-wheeled armored scout vehicle that could help commanders monitor battlefield conditions without putting soldiers in harm's way. To listen, click on MITechNews.JenesysGroup.Com a>>
DETROIT ? Tesla Motors has manufactured the 1000th electric-powered roadster, which rivals a gasoline-powered Porsche 911 in performance. The $100,000 plus car is just the first of a fleet of electric-powered cars planned by the California automaker. To listen, click on MITechNews.JenesysGroup.Com a>>
GRAND RAPIDS - Grand Rapids Community College has landed $4 million in stimulus money to train more than 1,000 inner-city residents for green jobs. Those jobs - in energy-efficient building construction, renewable energy and advanced battery manufacturing - pay between $12 and $28 an hour. "We are going to train a lot of people for
DETROIT ? Ford Motor Company announced Monday it is investing $450 million in its Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne to produce future hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and battery electric vehicles starting in 2012. That's the plant that will produce the new 2011 Ford Focus, along with the 2012 Ford Focus Electric. The latest announcement means that
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commerce Department's Patent and Trademark Office will pilot a program to accelerate the examination of certain "green" technology patent applications, Secretary Gary Locke announced on Monday. The new initiative will accelerate the development and deployment of green technology, create green jobs, and promote U.S. competitiveness in this vital sector. "American competitiveness
LANSING - The Michigan Senate's attempt to bar the state from considering electric capacity needs during the air permit approval process for new power plants was rejected by the House on Friday. The legislation (HB 5220 ) was one of the few bills the House took up during the unusual Friday session as lawmakers worked