Energy

Kent County Community Action Team's Gustavo Perez joins in to discuss.

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have criticized the state’s business incentive efforts as ineffective.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright had said the 64-year-old J.H. Campbell plant was needed to ensure reliable electricity in the region, and he used emergency powers to keep it operating

The proposals could run into trouble in the Republican-controlled Michigan House. Republican lawmakers blame the state’s clean energy requirements for high costs

Kent County will soon be using a new artificial intelligence system to recover recyclable waste before it heads to the landfill

The plan does not include a moratorium on data centers, something many critics have pushed for while the state figures out new regulations

Regulators are scrutinizing a hydro-electric deal involving 13 Michigan dams, five major rivers and a multi-million-dollar safety fund

The continued operation of Ottawa County’s J.H. Campbell power plant is costing ratepayers millions while creating a wastewater disposal issue

The bills would cap water usage, make data center projects pay up front for at least 20 years of power costs, and limit public officials’ ability to sign non-disclosure agreements for projects

The projects will deliver 1.5 gigawatts or 6 gigawatt hours of battery storage, storing energy during times of excess use and utilizing that storage as needed