A Change in Power: Higher demand, aging infrastructure, and severe storms challenge Michigan’s grid

Interlochen Public Radio
We're using more power, some of the electric grid is a century old, and severe storms caused by climate change are battering the distribution system, all while trying to make the transition to renewable power and clean energy.
Interlochen Public Radio, 2024, access, Artificial intelligence, car, cases, charging, clean energy, climate, Climate change, close, data centers, Department, down, efficiency, electric grid, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy Efficiency, first, ford, Ford Motor Company, found, free, gas, gas stove, Grid, home, Homes, house, Housing, Increase, infrastructure, Manufacturing, may, Michigan, National, Natural gas, new, plants, power, president, Renewable Energy, report, rural, service, Sustainability, transit, Transportation, university, University of Michigan, Utilities, vehicle

Farmers and business owners were promised financial help for energy upgrades. They’re still waiting for the money.

Interlochen Public Radio
Rural residents are left holding the bills for everything from solar panels to grain dryers.
Interlochen Public Radio, Agriculture, Biden Administration, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Buildings, Business, cases, Chicago, clean energy, climate, Climate change, close, Coal, Community, county, deal, decision, Department, development, diesel, efficiency, end, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Farming, feature, federal, federal government, first, Food, Fossil Fuels, funding, georgia, Government, Grocery, help, home, Illinois, inflation, Inflation Reduction Act, infrastructure, investing, Investment, Jobs, Kentucky, Live, local, march, media, Michigan, money, moved, National, Natural gas, new, news, nonprofits, north, north carolina, Ohio, open, other, photo, Plans, power, president, project, red, Region, Renewable Energy, rooftop solar, rural, rv, school, schools, show, Solar Panels, Solar power, Statement, summer, support, Sustainable, total, trump, Trump Administration, us, usda, Utilities, virginia, wednesday, Western, who, Wildlife, work

As Traverse City’s airport grows, a chance to consider climate

Interlochen Public Radio
The plans, which are not yet complete, include considerations for energy efficiency, weather and more.
Interlochen Public Radio, air pollution, airlines, Aviation, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, budget, building, car, Carbon Emissions, changes, city, clean energy, climate, deal, diesel, efficiency, end, Energy, Energy Efficiency, FAA, federal, field, first, ford, funding, help, Increase, infrastructure, led, Lighting, local, looking, manager, media, Natural gas, new, news, office, Opinion, other, Parking, photo, plan, Plans, Pollution, Population, project, record, Region, report, season, Snow, Solar Panels, summer, support, Sustainability, technology, traffic, Transportation, travel, trump, Trump Administration, Water, weather, Winter, work

Falling interest rates, new rebate program add excitement to Lifestyle Home Show

Falling interest rates, new rebate program add excitement to Lifestyle Home Show
London Free Press
London's Lifestyle Home Show opened its doors Friday at Western Fair District amid a more upbeat tone for the housing industry in the city.
Homes, Life, london free press, Battery Storage, budget, Canadian, chief, city, close, conservative, construction, down, economy, Editorial, efficiency, Energy, Energy Efficiency, environment, friday, Government, green, heat pump, Heat Pumps, help, home, Housing, Interest rates, local news, London, London Lifestyle Home Show, looking, new, news, Ontario, ontario government, realtime, rooftop solar, savings, show, social, Solar Panels, storage, Western, Western Fair, Western Fair District, Western Fair District Agriplex, who, work

New energy efficiency programs aim to put savings into pockets of Ontarians

The Kincardine Independent

(By Liz Small) A new government energy efficiency program, designed to save Ontario homeowners on their energy bills, was announced last week in Tiverton. To read the entire article online, … Continue reading New energy efficiency programs aim to put savings into pockets of Ontarians →

The post New energy

Community, efficiency, Energy, Energy Efficiency, first, Government, kincardine, new, online, Ontario, reading, savings

A rural energy co-op in northern Michigan wants a nuclear revival

Interlochen Public Radio
The historic restart of a nuclear power plant is planned for later this year on the shores of Lake Michigan, and a northern Michigan energy cooperative is playing a major role.
Interlochen Public Radio, Agriculture, Biden Administration, British Columbia, cadillac, changes, chief, city, climate, Climate change, concrete, county, court, data centers, Department, development, donald trump, down, economy, efficiency, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage, fall, federal, federal government, first, Fossil Fuels, found, free, funding, geothermal, Geothermal Energy, Government, Grid, health, help, history, Homes, hours, Identified, Indiana, information, infrastructure, Jennifer Granholm, lake, Lake Michigan, local, looking, may, media, meeting, Michigan, money, Natural gas, north, Nuclear, Nuclear Energy, nuclear power, nuclear waste, Oil, other, plan, Plans, play, policy, power, president, Region, remains, Renewable Energy, renewables, risk, rural, Safety, saw, school, show, Steel, storage, sun, support, trump, Trump Administration, united states, university, University of Michigan, us, Utilities, Water, who, work, World
Subscribe to Energy Efficiency