Solar Array

The Ann Arbor Fire Department has a new tool for fighting fires at locations equipped with solar panels. We get the details from WEMU’s Taylor Pinson.

So much time and effort has been spend on making our homes more efficient. But what about commercial properties and businesses? A new and innovative program in Ann Arbor aimed as creating such opportunity in the area called the A2 Area Commercial Solar Program is available to businesses and property owners throughout Washtenaw County that are open to moving to solar. Ann Arbor's Senior Energy Analyst, Julie Roth, joins WEMU's David Fair to provide all the details.

The Ypsilanti District Library will soon open a new branch to serve Superior Township and the Willow Run area, and it's being constructed with the environment in mind. The new facility will contain a 46-kilowatt solar array, and all the glass on the outside of the building will be bird-friendly. Ypsilanti District Library executive director, Lisa Hoenig, joined WEMU's David Fair to discuss those measures and the grand opening plans.

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.

Advocates for municipal or community power utilities in Ann Arbor believe that moving away from a centralized, privately held utility provider to one that is owned and operated by the local government or another state body will provide a better service to the public. It is part of a larger energy conversation being held around the state and country. WEMU’s David Fair checked in with 53rd District State House Representative Yousef Rabhi (D-Ann Arbor) to see what movement is being made locally and in state government.

In this week's "Issues of the Environment," WEMU's David Fair speaks to Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor about environmental accomplishments in 2016 and…

DTE Energy will soon start construction on a solar panel array in Ypsilanti. In this week's "Issues of the Environment," WEMU's David Fair speaks with…

Ypsilanti's city council has approved easements and a 20 year lease for the site the city hopes DTE Energy will choose to construct a large solar panel…

The city of Ypsilanti has made the first cut in the effort to be home to a four million dollar DTE Energy solar array. City Council on Tuesday is expected…