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		<title>Ballot Initiative on Alternative Energy Planned</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:54:09 +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 A coalition of groups and companies is seeking to place a constitutional amendment before voters on November 3, 2012 to set Michigan’s energy policy. The proposed ballot language would require that by 2025 at least 25 percent of each electricity provider’s annual retail electricity sales be derived from clean renewable [...]]]></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>
		<link>http://www.varnumblogs.com/energy/2011/state-senate-hearing-to-evaluate-rps/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=state-senate-hearing-to-evaluate-rps</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:55:44 +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   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>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>
				<category><![CDATA[Watt's New? Michigan Energy News]]></category>
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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>
				<category><![CDATA[Watt's New? Michigan Energy News]]></category>
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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>Detroit Edison Files Renewable Energy Cost Reconciliation Case</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:16:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Bruce Goodman On August 31, The Detroit Edison Company filed Case No. U-16356 with the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) to reconcile its renewable energy costs with its approved plan. The filing consists of the testimony and exhibits of six witnesses. This annual proceeding is required by 2008 PA 295, the Michigan Clean, Renewable, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does/Will/Can Michigan have an Energy Policy?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:13:08 +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  What does it take for a state (that is not California) to have an energy policy?  The question is timely because elections are approaching and one would hope the candidates would address all the important issues.  But will anyone take a public stand on unresolved energy issues: increasing the renewable portfolio standard [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Additions to DTE Energy&#8217;s Renewable Portfolio</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 21:29:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Bruce Goodman DTE Energy is seeking Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) approval of two 20-year power purchase agreements and the associated renewable energy credits.  The weighted average price for the 3.2 MW landfill gas project in Orion and the 17 MW biomass project in L’Anse is $98.94/MWh.  This price is below the level assumed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Energy Supply Policy Does Not Have Free Lunch</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:16:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Bruce Goodman Comprehensive energy supply policy needs to simultaneously address concerns about climate, energy security, and economic viability.  Anyone who advocates a program on a single issue needs to be viewed skeptically.  The wind does not blow nor the sun shine all the time.  There is no single answer &#8211; technical nor policywise &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Either at the Table or on the Menu &#8211; MPSC Hearing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Bruce Goodman The Michigan Public Service Commission has announced it will hold a public hearing at 9 a.m. on June 22 for its proposed rules governing renewable energy plans and energy optimization plans. These rules may well set the tone and the future for energy projects in Michigan for the next decade.  Provisions include [...]]]></description>
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