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Are you one of the 2.3 million who receive power from DTE Energy? Do you care about where your electricity comes from? Energy advocates across Michigan scored whether DTE’s plan will provide the clean, equitable, and affordable electricity you deserve. Read this report card to understand how DTE’s plan will directly impact you and whether they passed or failed. Then, make your voice heard! Share your thoughts directly with DTE on Facebook and Twitter, or send a comment directly to the Michiga

The Regulatory Advocacy Hub (the “Hub”) is dedicated to advancing regulatory excellence and inclusion in venues across the country in support of Vote Solar’s mission to realize a 100% clean energy future through a solutions-driven, people-first approach. Within Vote Solar, the Hub applies regulatory knowledge amassed over the last twenty years to ensure that key learnings, technical expertise, the best available resources, and innovative research are effectively and consistently deployed across

In October 2021, the North Carolina General Assembly and Governor Cooper signed a new energy bill into law. The new law called on the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) to develop a carbon plan for the state by the end of 2022 that would reduce carbon dioxide emissions to 70% below 2005 levels by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Duke Energy, which provides electricity to more than 2 million North Carolina families, filed a proposed carbon plan this spring. The final plan will

The logistics of shipping and storing vaccines A mass, worldwide vaccination effort is crucial to defeating the COVID-19 pandemic — but the logistics of getting it done are incredibly complex. Two of the most complicating factors? Storage and transportation. Distributing vaccine doses is much more elaborate than simply putting vials in a box and loading them onto a truck. From the time a vaccine leaves the manufacturer to the time it’s administered to a patient, it needs to be kept in ideal an

Tips to have that talk As COVID-19 vaccinations are administered around the globe, you’ve probably seen your social media feeds fill up with joyful vaccine selfies and excited appointment updates. Chances are, you also have someone in your life who’s skeptical. Most of us do — and that has public health officials concerned. Vaccine hesitancy is often fuel for heated public debate, but conversations about vaccines don’t have to be contentious. In fact, being willing to have them is one of the m

Humans have been building homes for thousands of years. However, until fairly recently, we didn’t have the knowledge or technology to understand their inner workings. A home is much more than a simple structure; when it doesn’t work properly, materials and energy are wasted, occupants can feel uncomfortable, and conditions can even be unsafe or unhealthy. Building science is a unique field that draws upon physics, engineering, chemistry, and architecture to understand how we can avoid these prob