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Now that Ann Arbor voters have overwhelmingly approved the authorization of a Sustainable Energy Utility, the city has to now create one. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.

On Tuesday, November 5th, voting concludes, and decisions will be made about our elected leadership. Locally, there are a number of ballot issues to be decided as well. In Ann Arbor, one of the ballot questions is whether to create a publicly-owned Sustainable Energy Utility. It would be an opt-in, renewable energy source to further move the city towards it's carbon neutrality goals. Ann Arbor director of Sustainability and Innovations, Missy Stults, joined WEMU's David Fair and Michigan League of Conservation Voters executive director, Lisa Wozniak, for a review of the proposal and its implications for the future.

There has been a lot of confusion regarding Ann Arbor’s Proposal A on the November ballot. It asks voters if they want to establish a Sustainable Energy Utility, or SEU. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Ann Arbor City Council is moving to close a loophole in its Home Rating Energy Disclosure process. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.

The group Ann Arbor for Public Power says, as long as the city continues to use DTE as its power utility, it won’t come close to reaching its goal of carbon neutrality by 2030. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.

The A2Zero Plan aims to have Ann Arbor carbon neutral by the year 2030. While it is an environmental initiative, it is being implemented with the idea of creating greater equity and equality through the process. WEMU's David Fair talked over that component of A2Zero with Missy Stults, the city's Director of Sustainability and Innovations.

The City of Ann Arbor has launched a new Commercial Electric Vehicle Charger Program. The plan is to increase the number of publicly available chargers in the city. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Thanks to the funding that’s being raised through its Community Climate Action Millage, Ann Arbor is working numerous grants to advance carbon neutrality. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Ann Arbor officials says some of the trees in the city are dying, and they attribute it to leaks in the DTE Energy natural gas infrastructure. The utility says it is not the problem. The city is asking DTE to conduct necessary repairs, while the utility argues it would be cost prohibitive to contract an arborist to evaluate potential methane damage to trees. What comes next? WEMU's David Fair discussed it with Ann Arbor Sustainability and Innovations Director, Missy Stults.

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.