Posts from September 2010
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September 30, 2010
On August 31, The Detroit Edison Company filed Case No. U-16356 with the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) to reconcile its renewable energy costs with its approved plan. The filing consists of the testimony and exhibits of six…
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September 27, 2010
I have increased my focus on Michigan’s efforts relating to batteries and electric vehicles. This reflects my growing awareness that Michigan’s fledgling lithium ion automotive battery R&D/manufacturing efforts will inevitably blossom into other types of energy opportunities. Right…
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September 21, 2010
The Michigan Public Service Commission has approved a three option experimental electric vehicle residential tariff for Consumers Energy: Whole house time-of-use rates which recognize summer/winter off-peak, mid-peak, and on-peak pricing; Separately metered plug-in electric vehicle service with time…
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September 17, 2010
Ford Motor Company’s Wayne Assembly Plant will soon have a 500 KW solar photovoltaic panel system and ten electric-vehicle charging stations. There will also be a 750 KW energy-storage facility capable of storing two million watt-hours of energy…
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September 14, 2010
Eaton Rapids gained the newest Center of Energy Excellence when the Michigan Strategic Fund board approved a $3.5 million grant to URV USA, a subsidiary of a Finnish supplier, to manufacture wind turbine hub and bedplate castings. Collaborating…
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September 9, 2010
The Lansing Board of Water & Light has proposed a natural gas-fired combined-cycle cogeneration plant for the city’s Reo Town business district. The project will produce electricity, as well as steam for the city’s 225 steam-loop customers. Replacing…
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