A religious order that represents 600 Dominican sisters is making a commitment to the planet by joining a Consumers Energy program that encourages the development of clean energy. Consumers Energy announced that the Adrian Dominican Sisters are taking part in its Green Generation program. They will be one of the largest participants in the program, which…
Consumers Energy proposes long-term plan to end coal in Michigan & add renewables
Consumers Energy has announced that it is seizing a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reshape Michigan’s energy future with a plan that embodies its Triple Bottom Line commitment to people, the planet and prosperity. The company will file an Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) this week with the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) that outlines the path to…
DTE Energy, Consumers Energy accelerate clean-energy plans in Michigan
Consumers Energy and DTE Energy announced that they are accelerating plans to produce cleaner energy in Michigan, targeting at least a 50% Clean Energy Goal by 2030 that will be achieved through a combination of investments in at least 25% renewable energy and the remaining through energy efficiency. Throughout the past year, both companies have outlined…
General Motors & Switch join new program and match Michigan electric use with wind power
General Motors and Switch are the first participants in a new Consumers Energy program to help large businesses use large renewable energy sources. Both companies are now matching 100% of their electric use at key operations in Michigan with wind-generated power. The energy used at Switch’s Pyramid Campus, a 1.8 million-square-foot data center campus in…
Consumers Energy commits to cleaner energy & no more coal
Consumers Energy and CMS Energy announced Consumers Energy plans to meet Michigan’s energy needs reducing carbon emissions by 80% and no longer using coal to generate electricity by 2040. The company also said that more than 40% of the energy produced will come from renewable sources and energy storage by 2040. In the past five…
Consumers Energy starts operation of Cross Winds Energy Park II in Michigan
Consumers Energy announced that Cross Winds Energy Park II in Tuscola County’s Columbia Township began serving customers and contributing 44 MW of renewable energy in Michigan. “With excitement and pride, we have ‘flipped the switch’ for Phase II of our Cross Winds Energy Park to meet more of Michigan’s demand for energy with renewable wind…
New Consumers Energy program helps Michigan businesses go 100% renewables
Consumers Energy announced that it is starting a new program to help large businesses be powered 100% by renewable energy. “Large businesses increasingly are making commitments to a future powered by clean energy, and we are pleased to give them the tools to do that,” said Brian Rich, Consumers Energy’s Senior VP of customer experience and…
Consumers Energy breaks ground on Cross Winds Energy Park Phase II in Tuscola County
Consumers Energy broke ground on its third wind energy project, Cross Winds Energy Park II, in Tuscola County’s Columbia Township. Michigan’s largest energy provider is working with lead contractor White Construction, which has started building access roads. It will begin constructing concrete foundations within two weeks for the 19 new turbines that will be 499 feet tall and…