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DTE and Consumers Energy have increased energy rates for the summer. This year, DTE joined Consumers in implementing a “time of day” rate structure for its customers. WEMU’s Josh Hakala reports.

Some Michigan House lawmakers are responding to this winter’s widespread blackouts with a new task force. Colin Jackson has more.

The old DTE coal-gasification site along the Huron River is about to undergo a massive transformation. It is to be converted into the new, seven-acre, Broadway Park West. It is to include new mixed-use development for housing and retail with more greenspace and community connectivity. Still, there are environmental issues and concerns to be addressed. Marie Klopf is president of the Lower Town Riverfront Conservancy, and she joined WEMU's David Fair with up-to-date progress information.

Recent power outages in Washtenaw County have a good portion of Southeast Michigan outraged. Nearly a million lost power in the last two winter storms. Ann Arbor City Council member Jen Eyer joins WEMU's David Fair to discuss what the city will ask of the state legislature and the Michigan Public Service Commission and the increased interest in establishing a municipal electric utility in Ann Arbor.

Michigan’s top utility regulators are planning to hold public hearings today in Jackson and Dearborn. The Public Service Commission is on the road to hear from people affected by last month’s widespread power outages. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Michigan’s largest utility companies faced questioning from state lawmakers Wednesday over recent widespread blackouts. Colin Jackson has more.

Energy grid reliability is again at the fore following an ice storm that crippled much of Michigan. Additionally, environmental concerns about transporting toxic chemicals and how and where they are stored is, once again, a priority following a train derailment in Ohio. 6th District Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-Ann Arbor) joined WEMU's David Fair and Lisa Wozniak from the Michigan League of Conservation Voters with new and updated information on the path forward.

After multiple lengthy power outages over the last six years, including last week’s ice storm, many residents are demanding solutions. One popular suggestion to improve utility reliability is to bury the power lines, or “undergrounding”. WEMU's Josh Hakala reports.

A loaded resolution was passed unanimously by the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners who reflected the frustration of last week's ice storm. It addresses issues surrounding the area’s extensive power outages. WEMU's Josh Hakala reports.

Residents who lost power after the ice storm in Washtenaw County gathered to voice their frustration at the Pittsfield Township Library Sunday. Officials with the organization “Ann Arbor for Public Power” were listening and offered a new approach to utility service. WEMU’s Josh Hakala reports.