Ann Arbor group to begin collecting signatures in effort to establish city-owned electric utility

Ann Arbor group to begin collecting signatures in effort to establish city-owned electric utility

An organization made up of Ann Arbor residents pushing for a publicly owned, 100% renewable energy utility on Friday announced the launch of a ballot effort that, if approved, would put the city on track to developing its own energy…

Ann Arbor for Public Power to Host Ballot Signature Gathering for Muncipalization with Upcoming Kickoff - Current Magazine

Ann Arbor for Public Power is going all in on its ballot initiative on January 31. They are trying to achieve municipalization—which is the establishment of a city-owned and operated power company that is fully under democratic control through the city government, and there-by fully cuts ties with the for-profit DTE Energy regional power utility.

Affordable clean energy in Ann Arbor: Can a city-created utility deliver?

As Ann Arbor residents debate whether the city should take even greater control over its energy future — including a newly announced petition drive to create an elected board for a potential city-owned electric utility — the city is already moving forward with a different, voter-approved experiment in local energy governance. That effort is the Ann Arbor Sustainable Energy Utility, a city-created utility designed to help residents and businesses…