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October 11, 2018

Solar on the ballot

As surely as the coming of autumn means falling leaves and trick-or-treat candy in supermarkets, the cool ...

Arizona, Energy rights, Michigan, Nevada

February 7, 2018

Fight for solar rights sparks deeper look at electric cooperative

Electric cooperatives hold a lot of promise for solar supporters. Cooperatives don’t have customers. ...

Energy democracy, Energy rights, Michigan, Rural electric cooperatives

December 13, 2017

High energy costs fuel solar boom; net metering caps spur big solar fight in the U.P.

Residents in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula pay about twice as much for electricity as their fellow ...

Energy rights, Grid reform, Michigan, Net metering, Rural electric cooperatives

The PJM, the lesser known, but important player in the electric system

You are no doubt familiar with your utility as the entity that delivers your electricity. But there is ...

D.C., Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia

February 27, 2017

Michigan exemplifies fight over who controls community solar

We have written a great deal about solar advocates in many states (Nevada, Arizona, Florida, etc.) ...

Community solar, Energy democracy, Energy rights, Michigan

September 30, 2015

Effort seeks to make Ypsilanti a ‘Solar Destination’

Michigan may be one of the nation’s cloudiest states. This hasn’t deterred SolarYpsi, a grass-roots ...