Effort to bring renewable energy to the state could hit a roadblock under proposed legislation

Effort to bring renewable energy to the state could hit a roadblock under proposed legislation

State lawmakers and over 79 municipalities in Michigan are working to overturn a controversial law that gives the state, not local governments, the final say over whether to install large-scale wind turbines or solar panel farms.The push comes after Michigan set its renewable energy goal of 60% by 2035 back in 2023. Companies like DTE and Consumers Energy ran into roadblocks attempting to work with local governments. The state legislature decide…

Farmer: “We went to the Experts” on Wind Turbines

I interviewed retired Farmer and former Township Treasurer Patti Shinn in her kitchen in Fremont Township, Michigan. As is typical when responsible local officials look into a clean energy development, they check with other localities that already have them. What they find out is that the lurid Facebook tales of Zombie Apocalypse accompanying a wind … Continue reading "Farmer: “We went to the Experts” on Wind Turbines"