Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proposed that state regulators approve sites for solar and wind energy, a move that would take authority from local governments.  

DTE Energy reached an agreement with Michigan officials and environmental groups to add more renewable power and phase out coal use by 2032.

A Grand Rapids suburb could host the first water-based solar farm in Michigan, but it’s not likely to signal a trend.

A Michigan House task force to investigate winter power outages will hold its first hearing June 9, with further sessions expected through the summer.

Michigan utility customers who suffer lengthy power outages will automatically receive credits of $35 daily under new rules approved by the PSC.

Michigan PSC chief Dan Scripps told legislators the state’s electric grid is “nowhere it needs to be,” citing outages that affected 1 million residents.

Michigan lawmakers grilled DTE and CMS Energy officials over their efforts to restore power following storms that slammed the state in February and March.

Consumers Energy and DTE Energy are on the hot seat after weather-related outages that affected as many as 1 million Michigan customers since February.

DTE Energy will need substantial customer rate increases to keep up with its mounting grid reliability and clean energy investments, executives said.

Michigan utilities would have to provide more transparency on their spending to influence rate cases under regulations proposed by the attorney general.