Renewable Energy https://www.wcmu.org/tags/renewable-energy Renewable Energy en-US Copyright Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:11:00 GMT 620 acre of solar farm proposed in Midland County https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2026-04-28/620-acre-of-solar-farm-proposed-in-midland-county The solar farm, if approved, would be located in Ingersoll Township. It will be 620 acres of solar panels, in five different sites around the township. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:11:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2026-04-28/620-acre-of-solar-farm-proposed-in-midland-county Ava Harmon 'Rug pull': state Senate committee to discuss cancellation of $7B solar grant program https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-09-18/rug-pull-state-senate-committee-to-discuss-cancellation-of-7b-solar-grant-program A Michigan Senate committee will hear from those affected by the cancellation of the federal solar energy grant program by the Trump Administration in August. Thu, 18 Sep 2025 14:57:55 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-09-18/rug-pull-state-senate-committee-to-discuss-cancellation-of-7b-solar-grant-program Michael Symonds 'Solar For All' would have powered emergency housing in a Midwest town. Then the EPA cut the funds https://www.wcmu.org/2025-08-26/solar-for-all-midwest-town-epa-cut-funds Several planned projects would have brought solar to communities in the Midwest and Great Plains for the first time. Others would have expanded existing efforts. Now, the projects are on hold after the Environmental Protection Agency abruptly terminated $7 billion in funding. Wed, 27 Aug 2025 09:30:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/2025-08-26/solar-for-all-midwest-town-epa-cut-funds Molly Ashford Palisades nuclear power plant returns to "operating status" three years after shutdown https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-08-26/palisades-nuclear-power-plant-returns-to-operating-status-three-years-after-shutdown Operating status means the plant is allowed to receive new nuclear fuel. It is not yet generating power. It is the first nuclear plant in the U.S. to ever return to operations after going into decommissioning status. Tue, 26 Aug 2025 22:31:35 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-08-26/palisades-nuclear-power-plant-returns-to-operating-status-three-years-after-shutdown Dustin Dwyer More new battery systems to store excess energy might come to Michigan soon https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-07-08/battery070225 Interest in constructing battery energy storage systems in Michigan is growing, and more than 70 projects are queued. Experts say these systems store energy that would otherwise go to waste, and can have their benefits and concerns. Tue, 08 Jul 2025 20:08:11 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-07-08/battery070225 Masha Smahliuk Mich. House votes to undo clean energy siting reforms https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-04-30/mich-house-votes-to-undo-clean-energy-siting-reforms Renewable energy projects could lose their power to go around local zoning laws under bills that passed Wednesday in the Michigan House. Thu, 01 May 2025 03:00:56 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-04-30/mich-house-votes-to-undo-clean-energy-siting-reforms Colin Jackson Research suggests Michigan may have underground reserves of hydrogen https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-01-29/research-suggests-michigan-may-have-underground-reserves-of-hydrogen The big challenge is that hydrogen likes to bond to other elements — think H2O — so it takes a lot of energy to isolate hydrogen into a usable form. But there may be large deposits of naturally-occurring hydrogen gas in Michigan, according to a new map from the U.S. Geological Survey. Wed, 29 Jan 2025 23:11:54 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-01-29/research-suggests-michigan-may-have-underground-reserves-of-hydrogen Teresa Homsi Public comment opens for solar development on state forest land near Gaylord https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-01-10/public-comment-opens-for-solar-development-on-state-forest-land-near-gaylord A plan from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to potentially lease more than 400 acres of state land in the Gaylord area for solar development has stirred up a range of responses. Fri, 10 Jan 2025 20:15:27 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-01-10/public-comment-opens-for-solar-development-on-state-forest-land-near-gaylord Teresa Homsi, Izzy Ross | IPR State agency clarifies process for how renewable energy developers get permits https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-10-15/state-agency-clarifies-process-for-how-renewable-energy-developers-get-permits The Michigan Public Service Commission has a new process for renewable energy permit applications, to fit a new law that takes effect in November. Tue, 15 Oct 2024 22:07:33 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-10-15/state-agency-clarifies-process-for-how-renewable-energy-developers-get-permits Tracy Samilton Solar farming is taking land once used to grow food. Researchers are looking for ways to do both https://www.wcmu.org/2024-06-03/solar-farming-agrivoltaics Solar power is the fastest growing source of electricity in the U.S., but some new solar installations are taking over productive farm ground. Scientists are trying to develop ways to get both calories and kilowatts from the same land, but that’s not as easy as it might seem. Wed, 12 Jun 2024 23:15:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/2024-06-03/solar-farming-agrivoltaics Frank Morris