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Clean Energy, Healthy Michigan has reached an agreement with DTE and Consumers Energy to end a ballot initiative to require the companies to get 30% of their energy from renewable sources by 2030. The deal commits the companies to a 50% clean energy standard by 2030. The agreement specifically calls for the utilities to get 25% of their energy from renewables by 2030 and another 25 percent from reductions in energy use.   John Freeman, campaign manager for Clean Energy, Healthy Michigan and GLREA Executive Director, said the agreement builds on a 35% clean energy goal that was part of energy reforms signed by Gov. Snyder in late 2016.  “We think this is a much firmer commitment,” Freeman said. “The thing that makes this deal strong is that the utilities have committed to integrate these goals in their IRP plans.”  Next month Consumers Energy files its integrated resource plan with the PSC. DTE will file its plan with the MPSC early next year.  More details.

Clean Energy, Healthy Michigan has reached an agreement with energy companies that will make the state a leader in clean energy. Clean Energy, Healthy Michigan joined DTE Energy and Consumers Energy in announcing the energy companies will target a goal of at least 50 percent clean energy by 2030, to be achieved through a combination of investments in at least 25 percent renewable energy, and the remaining through energy efficiency. The agreement will represent an increase in the use of clean energy in Michigan.

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National Solar Home Tour sponsored by the American Solar Energy Society’s (ASES) is the world’s largest grassroots solar event.  GLREA, the Michigan state chapter of ASES, assists local coordinators who organize tours that you can attend.  Tours are being planned for Saturday, October 7 and October 14 in 9 Michigan communities.  Now in its 22nd year, this event offers the opportunity to tour innovative homes and buildings to see how you can use solar energy, energy efficiency, and other sustainable technologies. This year the Clarkston tour has Jesse Smith’s house which has a high voltage LG Chem Battery and SolarEdge’s StorEdge featuring peak shaving and electrical backup.  www.glrea.org
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