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Ann Arbor’s sustainable energy utility aims to build the electric power grid of the future − alongside the old one

  • Written by Mike Shriberg, Professor of Practice & Engagement, School for Environment & Sustainability, University of Michigan
imageAnn Arbor, Michigan's new sustainable energy utility doesn't have to rely on old power lines. Brittany Greeson for The Washington Post via Getty Images

An experiment is underway in Ann Arbor, Michigan, that could change how communities generate and distribute power in the future.

The city, with voters’ strong support, is launching its own...

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