https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tC-g9BjJBi0 Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tC-g9BjJBi0 Watch this video on how wind development in the Greater Gratiot County community has helped protect against urban sprawl. Renewable energy projects actually help preserve and protect farmland by ensuring the land remains agricultural land, instead of being permanently developed.
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Wind Turbines Help Balance Rural Budgets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4LKKK6qIAI Credit: Wind Turbines Help Balance Rural Budgets: UM Researcher Sara Mills Tells How (youtube.com) Renewable energy projects help maintain and even expand services in rural areas across Michigan. Renewable energy projects deliver many economic benefits to the communities that host them:- Direct Payments to Landowners who host solar and/or wind farms- Employment Opportunities duringContinueContinue reading “Wind Turbines Help Balance Rural Budgets”
Viewpoint: Solar is a solution, not a problem
South Bend Tribune | John Wikman, January 26 I am a third-generation native of Starke County, Indiana, and our family has actively farmed our land for nearly a century. While I am not a full-time farmer as my father and grandfather were, my wife and I manage the day-to-day operations of our 440-acre farm. TheContinueContinue reading “Viewpoint: Solar is a solution, not a problem”
Treasury releases guidance on IRA clean energy tax credits
Utility Dive | Joelle Anselmo December 15 Dive Brief: The Treasury Department released proposed guidance Thursday for how manufacturers can qualify for the Inflation Reduction Act’s advanced manufacturing production credit. The goal of the 45X tax credit is to incentivize domestic clean energy production, including blades for wind turbines, wafers for solar panels, electricity inverters, batteriesContinueContinue reading “Treasury releases guidance on IRA clean energy tax credits”
New wind farm begins operating in Mid Michigan
Michigan Public | Teresa Homsi January 8 A new wind farm in Gratiot County went online last week. Heartland Farms Wind, made up of 72 wind turbines, will power approximately 80,000 households. Brian Wheeler, a spokesperson with Consumers, said the latest farm will help the company replace its remaining coal plants. “We’ve closed nine coal plants in MichiganContinueContinue reading “New wind farm begins operating in Mid Michigan”
A cash crop that never runs out
Yale Climate Connections | Bridgett Ennis, January 17 Supplemental income from 50 wind turbines helps a fourth-generation family ranch stay viable. The tall grass prairie of the Flint Hills provides food for cattle and on the Ferrell Ranch, wind to power 50 turbines. The 7,000-acre ranch in Beaumont, Kansas, was started by Pete Ferrell’s great-grandfatherContinueContinue reading “A cash crop that never runs out”
Large Indiana solar farm approved to power southwest Michigan
M Live | Sheri McWhirter December 25 LANSING, MI – State utility regulators signed off on a large, new solar farm in Indiana expected to help power six counties in southwest Michigan. The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) on Dec. 21 approved a certificate of public necessity to Indiana Michigan Power Co. for a 245-megawattContinueContinue reading “Large Indiana solar farm approved to power southwest Michigan”
Opinion | Michigan’s clean energy law will lower bills, boost reliability
Bridge Michigan | Jennifer Conlin December 20 “You get what you pay for.” It’s a cliche for a reason. Usually, people say it in response to a poor product or service that was cheap. But what do you call it when you pay top dollar for bad service? Michigan electricity. We in the Great LakesContinueContinue reading “Opinion | Michigan’s clean energy law will lower bills, boost reliability”
Michigan a national leader in clean energy policy, says new report
Channel 3 News | Donny Ede January 11 LANSING, Mich. — Michigan is helping lead the way in climate initiatives and clean energy policy, according to a report released by state officials. The MI Healthy Climate Plan 2023 Report, developed by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (or EGLE), outlines progress on the implementationContinueContinue reading “Michigan a national leader in clean energy policy, says new report”
New Factsheet: Renewable Energy & Energy Independence
Check out our new factsheet on the connection between renewable energy enhancing energy independence and national security! View All Factsheets https://myrenewableresource.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MRR-Energy-Independence-1.pdf