Christmas 2022: Handbuilt City’s Naughty or Nice List
It’s time for the annual tradition of pointing out the winners and losers of the year in terms of who’s
Read moreIt’s time for the annual tradition of pointing out the winners and losers of the year in terms of who’s
Read moreAt an MPSC workgroup meeting this morning on Energy Waste Reduction specifically for the low to moderate income (LMI) market
Read moreToo much regulation restricts innovation. But too little regulation does the same, and this is what we see in the crumbling infrastructure of Michigan, where regulators are asleep at the wheel in the name of a “business-friendly regulatory” environment that, as it turns out, is neither terribly regulatory nor terribly business-friendly.
Read moreA new workgroup seeks to address some questions about the future of infrastructure in a state that continues to lag in regulatory and technical innovation.
Read moreSpringtime and mounting debt related to COVID19 means utility shutoffs are coming. At least probably. Here are some ideas for how we can fix our broken systems for utility billing– and how we subsidize utilities through programs like LIHEAP without actually moving the needle on energy poverty.
Read moreLIVING IN SOUTHWEST DETROIT, A STONE’S THROW FROM THE AMBASSADOR BRIDGE, I AM ACCUSTOMED to having to wipe off the
Read moreDr. Tony G. Reames of the University of Michigan, Briana Parker of Elevate Energy, and others presented at an MPSC meeting on some approaches to the question of equity in energy efficiency for low-income communities and communities of color.
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