12K expected to come out to celebrate the 15th Annual Ferndale Blues & Music Festival benefiting local charities
The 15th Annual BUD LIGHT Ferndale Blues & Music Festival begins on Friday January 29th and once again brings music and crowds to locations across Ferndale with 40 individual concerts and events in at least 14 venues over nine days in January and February. Concerts are held in restaurants, bars, nightclubs, stores, community centers and other locations across the city. Additional concerts are still being added, including one in Royal Oak Township and youth groups performing at Dickey’s Barbeque.More
Powers Distributing, a beer distributor in Orion Township, Michigan, teamed up with Newman Consulting Group, Lean & Green Michigan, and Michigan Solar Solutions to complete Michigan’s first refinanced PACE project (Property Assessed Clean Energy). The groundbreaking project opens the door for additional energy efficiency financing in Orion Township and elsewhere. Project Highlights:
#DetroitRising Summit was launched January 26th 2016 at Microsoft offices in Southfield, Michigan. By all accounts the Summit was a great success, in large part due to your tremendous investment of time and energy of 122 attendees from all 7 sectors including: private sector, academia, non-profits, faith base, philanthropy, government, and civic society.
Competing bills in the state Legislature reflect two very different views of what the Great Lakes are worth to Michigan residents.
Clean energy procurement and direct energy management have become core elements of corporate sustainability plans, aided by the improving economics of renewable energy resources. 
DTE Energy is partnering with The Engineering Society of Detroit (ESD) to recognize and support energy efficiency technology innovation for its commercial, light industrial and municipal electric customers through the DTE Energy E-Challenge III Competition. This competition seeks innovative energy efficiency technology demonstration opportunities in advanced control systems. The competition encourages demonstration projects that integrate energy efficiency solutions through collaborations, bring under-utilized energy efficiency products to DTE Energy’s electric service area, or accelerate the commercialization of Michigan-based energy technologies.
The launch of the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) brings positive change to the region and a continued commitment to foster customer collaboration. The updated customer outreach portal is integrated with the GLWA website and Wholesale Automated Meter Reading (WAMR) and Greater Detroit Regional Sewer System (GDRSS) portals to reflect this commitment.
In its 19th year, this conference, the only one of its kind in Michigan, is designed to educate small to large commercial and industrial businesses on energy technology, products, and services that will assist them in successful energy management. The event draws close to 800 people every year.