Ann Arbor is reinventing the power company

Ann Arbor residents plan ballot initiative to dump DTE and shift city toward public power

BY KYLE DAVIDSON, MICHIGAN ADVANCE MICHIGAN—A group of Ann Arbor residents are taking the first steps toward removing DTE Energy as their electrical provider and creating a public electric utility board. On Tuesday, Ann Arbor for Public Power announced that its members are drafting a ballot proposal for the November 2026 election, asking voters to create a new board of public electric utility, before taking over infrastructure from DTE Energy at…

Ann Arbor residents plan ballot initiative to dump DTE and begin shifting city toward public power

A group of Ann Arbor residents are taking the first steps toward removing DTE Energy as their electrical provider and creating a public electric utility board. On Tuesday, Ann Arbor for Public Power announced that its members are drafting a…

Ann Arbor is reinventing the power company

Most new renewable energy projects take the form of massive wind or solar farms. Ann Arbor, Michigan, is trying something different: a new city-owned utility is building a local power network within city limits, made up of solar microgrids and geothermal energy installed at homes and businesses. “They’re creating a whole new model of energy delivery for a city,” says Mike Shriberg, a professor at University of Michigan’s School for Environment a…

Ann Arbor Creating City-Owned Utility Of Microgrids And Geothermal Energy

ANN ARBOR – Most new renewable energy projects take the form of massive wind or solar farms. Ann Arbor, Michigan, is trying something different: a new city-owned utility is building a local power network within city limits, made up of solar microgrids and geothermal energy installed at homes and businesses. “They’re creating a whole new model of energy delivery for a city,” says Mike Shriberg, a professor at University of Michigan’s School for …