Ann Arbor’s Sustainable Energy Utility is closer to launching its 2026 pilot program for clean energy services.
The utility has selected vendors and installation contractors to install “solar plus storage” systems on 100 or more homes in the Bryant neighborhood. It’s part of a broader, multiyear, collaborative effort that Ann Arbor voters approved in 2024.
Ann Arbor SEU Executive Director Shoshannah Lenski says the renewable, clean energy initiative will now offer actual services.
“The Sustainable Energy Utility has been an idea for a number of years, and it’s been an actual entity for nearly a year within the city now. And we're about to launch into operations and actually serve customers.”
Customers in the Bryant pilot will receive an aPower S home battery from FranklinWH and a solar photovoltaic system with REC Alpha Pure-RX panels procured from Michigan Solar Solutions.
Ann Arbor's SEU allows residents and business owners to remain connected to the current grid (DTE) while using the optional, supplemental community-owned utility. The SEU plans to scale throughout the city in 2027 and beyond.
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