A new tool was recently announced by the national clean energy organization Advanced Energy Economy to further understanding of Public Utility Commissions (PUCs) around the country. The PUCs – in Michigan called the Michigan Public Service Commission – regulate over $100 billion of energy investments each year. To help the public better understand this complex, …
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5 Lakes Energy worked with the Erb Institute at UM, Pew Charitable Trusts, Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council, the Institute for Energy Innovation, Growth Capital Network and NextEnergy to put on a conference in Ann Arbor last week entitled, “How will ‘Disruptive Challenges’ in the Electric Markets Impact Michigan’s Energy Decisions?”. It was well-attended and …
Later today we will hear from President Obama in more detail regarding his Climate Action Plan. There are some early releases. You can read it now here on Slate’s page: http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2013/06/25/read_the_white_house_climate_change_plan.html
Listen to 5LE’s Skip Pruss discuss the Great Lakes Energy-Water Nexus on WKAR here. http://wkar.org/post/current-state-57-april-2-2013
Save the Date! The Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council is excited to announce its first annual meeting will be held Wednesday, April 17, 2013. Here are the details: What: Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council Annual Meeting When: Wednesday, April 17 from 10:00am – 2:00pm Where: Michigan Municipal League, 208 North Capital Avenue, Lansing, Michigan Who: …
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Tomorrow – February 14th, 2013 – is the first of Governor Snyder’s Energy Public Forums. The forums and the website are collecting comments on renewable energy, energy efficiency, and electric choice. You can review the questions that are being asked here. The Governor presented his outline for Energy and the Environment in November after the election. His …
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Did you miss Skip Pruss, Rachel Tronstein and David Strand at the Michigan Energy Forum last week? Watch it now, here!
Last Friday the dates for the Governor’s Energy Listening Sessions and the website for tracking was launched. This is an excellent opportunity to share perspectives on clean energy. Please take the time to look at the website http://michigan.gov/energy and consider participating in the following events. Expect more information soon from 5 Lakes about how we are participating. The public …
REC Aggregation 101 Under Michigan law, electric providers are required to achieve a retail supply portfolio that includes at least 10% renewable energy by 2015. Electric providers comply with this law through the purchase and/or production of Renewable Energy Credits (RECs). One REC is created for every MWh of electricity generated by a renewable energy …
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“Industry is telling us in no uncertain terms that the United States needs to adopt clear, consistent, long-term energy policies that allow American businesses to thrive, make our country more energy secure, and advance environmental imperatives,” said Phyllis Cuttino, director of Pew’s Clean Energy Program. “Our research shows that there is a multi-trillion-dollar opportunity in the clean …
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