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Senate Democrats are changing their "Clean Energy Future Plan" to have utilities develop a "100% clean energy standard" by 2040 instead of the 2035 deadline that was originally proposed.

In her planned Aug. 30 speech to legislators, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is planning to make energy reliability a priority with an eye toward reducing fossil fuel use, MIRS has learned.

Some electric farm vehicles of the future could be powered less by plugs and more by animal waste. A team of Michigan State University researchers is studying ways to generate renewable energy from dairy farm waste to charge electric vehicles (EVs).

Democrats and environmentalists behind legislation like the "Clean Energy Future Plan" – pushing utilities to develop a "100% clean energy standard" by 2035 – claim that their proposals could attract $7.8 billion in extra federal investment to Michigan.

DTE Energy has reached a settlement with multiple organizations - including some of its most vocal critics - to end its use of coal in 2032, speeding up closure and repurposing of its remaining coal power plants.