wind energy

Today on Stateside, we heard about how congressional and legislative redistricting affected Black voters in metro-Detroit. Then a DNR official gave an update on this season's deer hunt. We heard about the growing use of electric bikes. Plus, a reporter unpacked the controversy over wind turbines in mid-Michigan.

Senators are expected to vote this week on the "Inflation Reduction Act of 2022," a proposal that includes $369 billion in spending to address climate change.

There's a settlement in a long-running dispute between DTE Energy and townships with wind farms over the taxable value of wind turbines as they depreciate. The settlement brings an end to costly tax appeals, and could open doors to new solar and wind in DTE Energy's territory.

Republicans have introduced a new bill in the state Senate to stop what wind-rich communities are calling a "bait and switch" by utilities.Rick Sundquist…

Updated 2:07 p.m. 02/04/2021The Natural Resources Defense Council says the Midwest energy grid operator known as MISO hasn't planned enough interstate…

The COVID Relief Package passed by Congress includes an extension in a tax credit for solar power. That credit was supposed to be reduced at the first of…

Utility companies are required to file long-term plans with the state government. DTE Energy filed a plan in 2018 and the Michigan Public Service…

Lake Erie could become home to an offshore wind farm in the next few years.The proposed Icebreaker Wind project is a six-turbine wind farm that could be…

Most wind energy projects in Michigan are on farmland in the southern part of the state. They are often controversial even there, but one company wants to…

DTE Energy's Pine River wind park became operational this week. The utility now has 14 wind parks and 31 solar projects in Michigan.Dave Harwood is with…