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Detroiters more likely to support local solar power development if they think it reduces energy prices for their community

  • Written by Douglas Bessette, Associate Professor for Energy Systems, Michigan State University
imageSolar panels at the DTE O'Shea Solar Park at work in Detroit in November 2022. AP/ Paul Sancya

Michigan residents overwhelmingly want more solar power.

In the spring of 2023, nearly two-thirds of 1,000 state residents surveyed supported additional large-scale solar development.

In the Energy Values Lab at Michigan State University, we study how the...

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