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Consumers Energy in negotiations to sell its aging Michigan dams

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Consumers Energy in negotiations to sell its aging Michigan dams

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Consumers Energy is looking to offload its aging hydroelectric dams. The utility, which said it is losing money on needed but costly upkeep, is in negotiations to sell its 13 Michigan dams for $1 each and then enter into an agreement to buy the power they produce.

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India’s Coal & Gas Decline Signals Accelerating Renewable Energy Transition

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India’s energy landscape is at a pivotal crossroads, exemplified by the notable recent decline in coal- and gas-fired power generation, which in May 2025 marked the steepest year-over-year drop since COVID-19. The rapid contraction in coal usage, attributed to an amalgamation of economic slowdowns, surging renewable deployment, and increasingly cost-competitive … [continued]

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Let’s Talk About Small Modular Reactors

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Nuclear has been a bit of a dirty word in the clean technology community, and for good reason. Fears of nuclear meltdown, support for clandestine or latent nuclear weapons programs, and many other valid concerns have been discussed, sometimes to death and sometimes to exaggeration. But anyone who lives in … [continued]

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