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	<title>Varnum Blogs, Michigan Alternative Energy Law, Water Law, Agriculture Law in Michigan &#187; MPSC Renewable Portfolio Standards groundrules</title>
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		<title>Good Things Come to Those Who Wait?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:47:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Bruce Goodman, Energy Lawyer In May 2011, in front of 40 of Michigan’s top leaders in clean energy manufacturing, Governor Snyder presented the first Reinventing Michigan Award to Energetx Composites. Having waited impatiently for four months, this group of entrepreneurs (ready to unleash their economic gardening skills, resources, and innovation) asked the Governor for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If I Ruled the World (or maybe just the State)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Battery Currents - Advanced Energy Storage Systems News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Bruce Goodman, Energy Lawyer Five elements to include in an energy policy for Michigan: BIOMASS ENERGY: Make use of the energy in biomass that is going to waste in this state. The BTU content of the “unused biomass” in the state of Michigan is enormous.  ENERGY EFFICIENCY/CONSERVATION: Make better use of our existing energy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>State Senate Hearing to Evaluate RPS</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:55:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Bruce Goodman, Energy Lawyer   State Senator Mike Nofs has commenced Energy and Technology Committee hearings on Public Act 295 of 2008. This statute, The Clean, Renewable, and Efficient Energy Act, set the renewable portfolio standard for Michigan at 10 percent by 2015. On October 4 testimony was presented by Consumers Energy, DSF Corporation, Michigan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative Energy Report: A Bright Future for the Heartland</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 10:11:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ by Bruce Goodman, Energy Lawyer  A report by the Union of Concerned Scientists finds that if Midwestern states adopted strong clean energy policies, their citizens would pay less for electricity, see increased job opportunities, and have cleaner air. Each state has a fact sheet in the report, and Michigan’s fact sheet cites the state’s potential [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Order Amends Renewable Energy Plan for Consumers Energy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 06:27:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Watt's New? Michigan Energy News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Bruce Goodman, Energy Lawyer In its Case No. U-16543 Order dated May 10, the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) responded to the request of Consumers Energy Company to amend its Act 295 Renewable Energy Plan (REP).  The MPSC’s rejected the company’s “lowest cost resource” strategy in favor of a “diversity of energy generation sources” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Detroit Edison Makes Changes to Ownership and PPA</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 May 2011 02:17:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Bruce Goodman, Energy Lawyer  In its April 22 filing with the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC), The Detroit Edison Company revealed the size of the Gratiot County Wind LLC project has increased from 200 MW to 212.6 MW, and Detroit Edison has: •           Increased its purchase of capacity and energy from the project from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Renewable Energy Annual Report has Surprises</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2011 17:28:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Bruce Goodman, Energy Lawyer The first annual report to the Michigan legislature from the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) on the impact of the 2008 Michigan Clean, Renewable, and Efficient Energy Act was filed on February 15. It found that progress toward the 10 percent renewable energy requirement is “going smoothly.” It listed all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Questions About Detroit Edison Requiring a Buyout Provision</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Bruce Goodman, Energy Lawyer The November RFP posted by Detroit Edison for capacity, energy and renewable energy credits from renewable energy systems is intended to fulfill the company’s obligations under the 2008 RPS statute.  Curiously, each party responding to the RFP is being required to include in its proposal an option for Detroit Edison to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Report Card on 2015 Renewable Energy Requirements</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:55:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Bruce Goodman, Energy Lawyer Data released by the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) shows that although only 3.63 percent of Michigan’s electricity was produced by renewable energy projects in 2009, the state’s electricity providers are on target to meet the 10 percent RPS requirement by the 2015 deadline. The measurement was made by comparing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Detroit Edison Seeks More Renewable Power</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2011 15:50:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Bruce Goodman, Energy Attorney The Detroit Edison Company has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for 245 MW of renewable energy from wind, solar, hydro, biomass, geo-thermal, or landfill gas facilities. Approximately 120 MW of this amount will need to be operating by the end of 2012. A notice of intent to bid under [...]]]></description>
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