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Energy Prize Will Now Be A $5 Million Loan

A last minute change to an energy reduction competition means there won’t be a cash prize after all. For the last couple of years, Houghton County has been competing for the Georgetown University Energy Prize of $5 million. The Houghton Energy Efficiency Team has led the effort to reduce energy …

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New U.P. Power Plants Approved

LANSING, Mich. – Gov. Rick Snyder, the Michigan Agency for Energy (MAE) and Attorney General’s Office (AG) today praised the decision by the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) to approve the construction of two power generation plants in the Upper Peninsula as a strong move toward improving electric reliability for …

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