Renewable Energy Fundamentals: Learn more about fall workshop opportunities
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Across Michigan, local officials are increasingly being asked to evaluate utility-scale solar, wind, and battery energy storage projects. Questions about farmland, environmental impacts, safety, decommissioning and local control are growing, leaving many communities searching for reliable, unbiased information. To help local leaders better understand these issues, Michigan State University Extension will offer six Renewable Energy Fundamentals workshops across the state this fall.
Registration is now open for these workshops; the cost is $10 per person and space is limited. Local officials, planning commissioners, zoning administrators, municipal staff, and interested residents can register by visiting events.anr.msu.edu/fundamentals26.
Programs will be offered from 1-4:30 p.m. at the following locations:
- September 16: Marquette Township Hall, Marquette
- September 17: Kirtland Community College, Grayling
- September 24: MSU Extension Kent County, Grand Rapids
- October 6: Wellwise Services Area Agency on Aging, Brooklyn (near Jackson)
- October 15: Saginaw Charter Township Fire Station #1, Saginaw
- October 27: Van Buren ISD, Lawrence (near Paw Paw)
The program is part of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) Renewable Energy Academy and is supported through the U.S. Department of Energy's Reliable Energy Siting through Technical Engagement and Planning (R-STEP) program.
