Solar Panels

Facing a crowd of local residents — the majority of whom were against the project — the Wexford Joint Planning Commission on Monday unanimously recommended against a zoning amendment that would've advanced a plan for a 1,500-acre solar array.

Researchers at Michigan State University are working to create an outdoor lab that monitors the effects of solar arrays on farms and their crops across the state. The goal of the project is to use solar energy to improve agricultural production.

Michigan State University is testing whether solar panels and farmland can coexist. A new agrivoltaics study aims to help Michigan farmers decide if dual-use land can support crops, energy and income.

Two Saginaw County semiconductor facilities have received $325 million dollars from the Biden Administration's CHIPS Act, as part of the shift to green energy.

The state is providing three million dollars to Grand Rapids to fund the infrastructure needed to transport solar electricity from the former Butterworth landfill site to the city’s primary circuit.

U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow was in mid-Michigan Thursday touting Biden administration efforts to lower energy costs.

Supporters say it’s a step toward making rooftop solar and other energy efficiency measures more accessible to many in Michigan who belong to an HOA.

Floating solar panels are somewhat new in the U.S. In some places, the competition for land makes putting solar panel on plastic rafts feasible.

A common critique of solar calls into question how it generates power during the winter — a season marked by snow cover, cloudy skies and shorter daylight hours. In this seasonal transition, solar operators answer.

Proposed solar farms cause community concerns