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Holland Set to Choose from Bold Efficiency 'Scenarios'

September 13, 2011 | By Jim Dulzo

Old World method would trim coal power, cut energy costs, aid prosperity...


Holland Set to Choose from Bold Efficiency 'Scenarios'

September 13, 2011 | By Jim Dulzo

Old World method would trim coal power, cut energy costs, aid prosperity...


Citizens Aim to Block Snyder's Coal Rush

June 12, 2011 | By Jim Dulzo

Groups sue, criticize state over proposed Holland, Rogers City plants...


Citizen Groups: Reject New Rogers City Coal Permit

April 20, 2011 | By Jim Dulzo

Unneeded plant would be costly to customers, state economy, public health...

Why Would Consumers Freeze Its Hot Solar Program?

April 11, 2011 | By Jim Dulzo

Manufacturers, installers say expansion would spur state economy...


Why Would Consumers Freeze Its Hot Solar Program?

April 11, 2011 | By Jim Dulzo

Manufacturers, installers say expansion would spur state economy...


Is Snyder Readying a New Coal Rush?

March 17, 2011 | By Jim Dulzo

Dropping defense of ‘need’ rule, he endorses costly new plants...


Turbine Guide Author: Let Science Lead Way

February 7, 2011 | By Jim Dulzo

Klepinger says reasonable setbacks solve most windfarm challenges...


Scientists See No Basis for Turbine 'Infrasound' Claims

January 30, 2011 | By Jim Dulzo

Two reports challenge rationale for 1.25-mile wind farm buffer...


Two Acoustic Scientists Explain Infrasound

January 30, 2011 | By Jim Dulzo

From cars and compressors to waves and wind, it’s everywhere...


A Vision for Helping Families on the Edge

November 16, 2010 | By Jim Dulzo

Popular citizens’ plan for housing, transit, food, and energy can help entire community...


Calling All Clean-Energy Entrepreneurs!

October 28, 2010 | By Jim Dulzo

National feed-in tariff expert heads to Traverse City, Lansing...


PIE&G Candidate: Questions on Coal Costs

October 8, 2010 | By Jim Dulzo

Vermilya warns that Rogers City plant would harm N.E. Michigan residents...

To Be a Star, Hire an Energy Czar

Blog Archive | July 6, 2010 | By Jim Dulzo

So far, our answers to Traverse City Light & Power’s questions about our “20-20″ proposal have explained that saving a watt is the same as generating a watt and is much cheaper, so spending on efficiency makes way more sense than spending on new power pla...


Like Many in Lansing, Dillon Still Sees Coal as King

June 28, 2010 | By Jim Dulzo

But his gubernatorial campaign claims he’s a clean-energy leader...

Coal Plant Killed, What’s Next for Rogers City?

Blog Archive | May 26, 2010 | By Jim Dulzo

Those first and last points won the day with the state, which determined that Wolverine has other, cheaper, cleaner options for obtaining power, and that the plant would increase the cost of its customers’ electricity by close to 60 percent....

Decoupling for Fun and Profit

Blog Archive | May 3, 2010 | By Jim Dulzo

The cheapest way for Traverse City Light & Power to meet much of its customers’ future demands for electricity is, as I wrote last time, to flat-out buy them things that significantly reduce their demand for electricity....

TCL&P and the Three-Dollar Car

Blog Archive | April 15, 2010 | By Jim Dulzo

The most crucial thing Traverse City Light & Power folks asked us about our new special report, 20-20 by 2020: A Clear Vision for Clean-Energy Prosperity, was its call for helping customers cut their energy consumption by 20 percent in just 10 years....

TCL&P and the Invasion of the Negawatts

Blog Archive | April 8, 2010 | By Jim Dulzo

As they thumbed through their copies of our hot-off-the-press report, 20-20 by 2020: A Clear Vision for Clean-Energy Prosperity, board members asked us all sorts of things....


MLUI to TCL&P: More Efficiency, More Renewables

March 31, 2010 | By Jim Dulzo

Report ties biomass plan to less energy use, plus solar and wind dollars to schools...

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