As the Four Lakes dams are rebuilt after 2020 failures, shared safety roles between local owners and the state are in focus ...

Consumers Energy announced in a news release that they have requested state and federal regulators approval of the sale of ...

Those who live in Michigan towns with old hydroelectric dams have big feelings about possible changes to their rivers and the impoundments behind the renewable energy facilities. Consumers Energy just ...

Floodwaters have overtaken dams and forced the evacuation of about 10,000 people from communities in central Michigan, where the governor warned that the hometown of Dow Chemical Co. could end up ...

Nineteen dams across Michigan are set to split nearly $15 million in state dollars to fund critical maintenance or removal projects, part of an effort to lessen the risks posed by the aging structures ...

JACKSON, Mich. (AP) — Consumers Energy wants to explore the possible sale of its 13 hydroelectric dams as the Michigan utility evaluates their future and cost efficiency. The Jackson-based utility ...

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, building dams for electricity generation was the big new thing. Those hydroelectric dams provided power to nearby cities. But big companies found centralized ...

(WPBN/WGTU) -- Northern Michigan's inland lakes and rivers attract many visitors, but they don't often consider the dams that hold them all together. Towns across Michigan are getting funds from a ...

The Michigan Public Service Commission, which regulates utilities like Consumers, will ultimately decide whether the deal can go through. Consumers also needs the Federal Energy Regulatory ...