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Ann Arbor has launched its Residential Energy Rebates program. It helps residents make clean energy improvements to their homes. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.
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The Southtown housing complex in Ann Arbor wants to go off the grid and produced all its power on-site. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday called for using hundreds of millions of dollars to build low-income housing and to equip new homes with solar panels and energy-efficient appliances. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners is being asked to throw its support behind a major initiative to build and renovate healthy housing in Michigan. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.
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The public is invited to learn more about Ann Arbor’s Home Energy Rating Disclosure, or “HERD” ordinance, at an informational meeting tonight. WEMU’s Taylor Bowie has more.
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We’ve experienced some bitter cold of late. That probably means your furnace is running 24 hours a day, and if you aren’t properly insulated, you are going to have a rather high heating bill. Energy efficiency and proper weatherization can make a huge difference, and Washtenaw County has an assistance program that can make an assessment and do the repairs completely free for qualified residents. WEMU's David Fair talked it over with Washtenaw County Housing Program Supervisor Aaron Kraft.
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The energy company CenTrio has paid Eastern Michigan University $115 million as part of an agreement to manage the EMU’s energy infrastructure for the next 50 years. WEMU’s Taylor Pinson has more.
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If you’ve ever wondered how to create greater environmental sustainability in your own home, some new perspectives are available to you Friday evening as part of the Ann Arbor Mayor's bi-annual Green Fair. WEMU's Cathy Shafran reports.
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If the City of Ann Arbor is to achieve carbon neutrality by the year 2030, some community changes are needed. As work on the expansive A2Zero plan continues, Ann Arbor will be promoting a move away from natural gas. As WEMU's Taylor Pinson reports, Friday's “Electrification Expo” is aimed at educating the public on the various options available to them.
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Planners in a western Washtenaw County community have turned down permits for a proposed solar farm following intense opposition from nearby residents. WEMU’s Cathy Shafran has details.