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Michigan’s Net Metering Gets an “A”

Michigan’s Net Metering Program Gets an “A”

January 4, 2011

The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) today noted that Michigan’s net metering program received a grade of “A” in the 2010 edition…

2009 Net Metering Report

MPSC: Number of Net Metering Customers Up 85 Percent in Last Half of 2009

November 01, 2010

The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) staff today issued its net metering report for the…

 

Michigan’s Net Metering Gets an “A”

Michigan’s Net Metering Program Gets an “A”

January 4, 2011

The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) today noted that Michigan’s net metering program received a grade of “A” in the 2010 edition of Freeing the Grid (http://www.newenergychoices.org/index.php?page=nm07_WhatIsNM&sd=nm), a policy guide that grades states’ net metering programs.

Under a net metering program, when customers produce electric energy in excess of their needs, power…


2009 Net Metering Report

MPSC: Number of Net Metering Customers Up 85 Percent in Last Half of 2009

November 01, 2010

The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) staff today issued its net metering report for the last six months of 2009, which shows that the number of net metering customers jumped by 85 percent.

Under a net metering program, when customers produce electric energy in excess of their…


First Offshore Windfarm in U.S.

Regulators Approve First Offshore Wind Farm in U.S.
By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE
Published: April 28, 2010

BOSTON — After nine years of regulatory review, the federal government gave the green light Wednesday to the nation’s first offshore wind farm, a highly contested project off the coast of Cape Cod.

The approval of the 130-turbine farm gives a significant boost to the nascent…


Wind Works for Americans

U.S. POLL SHOWS WIND WORKS FOR AMERICANS
Voters Overwhelmingly Support Increased Use of Wind Power and a Strong National Renewable Electricity Standard

Voters overwhelmingly support increasing the use of wind power in the U.S. and adopting a strong Renewable Electricity Standard (RES), according to a national poll released today by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA).

“The poll’s bottom line is clear: An…


U.S. Wind Industry Breaks All the Records

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  The U.S. wind industry broke all previous records by installing nearly 10,000 megawatts (MW) of new generating capacity in 2009 (enough to serve over 2.4 million homes), but still lags in manufacturing, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) said today in its Q4 report. 

These new projects place wind power neck and neck with natural gas as the leading source…