Nuclear energy milestone achieved in Michigan

The Midwest is currently grappling with the challenges of energy market reform as soaring costs threaten to derail progress in several states. According to Canary Media, Jeff St. John, the country's biggest energy market is struggling to reform amid these escalating costs.

One bright spot in Illinois is a 38-acre community solar project that recently opened on farmland. This initiative, expected to save $3.5 million in electricity costs for low and moderate income subscribers, is a welcome development in the face of rising energy costs. (Our Quad Cities)

However, disputes over electric waste persist. A company has claimed that ComEd's grid in Illinois has the highest rate of electric waste in the country, a claim disputed by the utility. (CBS Chicago)

In Michigan, landowners find themselves with little power to stop a regional transmission company's plans for two projects spanning about 94 miles. (Detroit News)

The Trump administration's intent to rescind the 2009 endangerment finding, which gave the EPA power to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks, could further complicate matters. The EPA administrator, Lee Zeldin, announced this decision. (Source: States Newsroom)

US aluminum producers may face challenges in obtaining cheap, clean power, a potential hurdle in the pursuit of sustainable manufacturing. (Canary Media - Maria Gallucci)

In a different turn of events, an attorney who has represented hundreds of landowners challenging pipelines in Iowa has been reprimanded for providing misleading or deceptive information during regulatory proceedings. (Source: Iowa Capital Dispatch)

Detroit-based DTE Energy is in discussions with developers to add up to 7 GW of new load from data centers, potentially leading to increased battery storage and new generation. (Source: Utility Dive)

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has led some of the Midwest's strongest climate policies, but some advocates believe the state could move faster towards long-term climate goals. (Source: Inside Climate News)

Illinois had its largest year-to-year increase in EV registrations last year, but is well short of its target of 1 million registrations by 2030. (Chicago Sun-Times)

Kansas is also making strides in renewable energy. The Kansas Municipal Energy Agency (KMEA) supports the Marshall Wind Energy project, a wind farm in Marshall County, Kansas, with an installed capacity of 72 MW. (Source: Unspecified)

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, on the other hand, is urging the Trump administration to investigate a Chinese clean energy nonprofit for alleged "environmental lawfare" aimed at increasing U.S. reliance on Chinese solar panels and EV batteries. (Source: Kansas Reflector)

A pioneering second-life battery startup is expanding in Texas, marking a significant step forward in the circular economy of battery technology. (Canary Media - Julian Spector)

The Michigan nuclear plant, which was slated for decommissioning, has been restarted, marking the first U.S. plant to do so. (Source: our website)

Electric vehicle ownership in Michigan has grown to about 3.8% of all vehicles on the road since 2020. (Michigan Advance)

Nuclear energy milestone achieved in Michigan