Solar Panels

The state is providing three million dollars to Grand Rapids to fund the infrastructure needed to transport solar electricity from the former Butterworth landfill site to the city’s primary circuit.

U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow was in mid-Michigan Thursday touting Biden administration efforts to lower energy costs.

Supporters say it’s a step toward making rooftop solar and other energy efficiency measures more accessible to many in Michigan who belong to an HOA.

Floating solar panels are somewhat new in the U.S. In some places, the competition for land makes putting solar panel on plastic rafts feasible.

A common critique of solar calls into question how it generates power during the winter — a season marked by snow cover, cloudy skies and shorter daylight hours. In this seasonal transition, solar operators answer.

Proposed solar farms cause community concerns

Governor Gretchen Whitmer is expanding the amount of Michigan farmland where commercial solar arrays can be built.Whitmer made the announcement Monday…