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Empowering Michigan by DTE Energy

3 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings

Empowering Michigan is your podcast for stories about Michigan's transforming energy landscape, the people behind it, and how it's changing our lives for the better.

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Episodes

Empowering Michigan - Episode 2: A New Case is Being Made For Investing in Renewable Energy

January 23, 2020 15:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MB

In this episode of "Empowering Michigan", host Craig Fahle talks to a number of people who are bringing new arguments forward in support of larger investments in renewable energy, like solar and wind power.  Instead of simply focusing on the environmental advantages of renewables, supporters are now pointing to the impact renewable energy has on national security.  Some of the support for renewables is coming from people you might not expect.    

Empowering Michigan - Episode 1: DTE's Commitment to Returning Citizens, and How Those Same Citizens are Creating a More Reliable Power Grid

October 18, 2019 15:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MB

In this inaugural episode of Empowering Michigan from DTE Energy, host Craig Fahle takes us inside the Parnall Correctional Facility in Jackson, where current inmates are being trained to be tree trimmers for DTE and its contractors when they return to their lives.  The unique partnership between DTE, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the Michigan Department of Corrections is inspiring other companies to consider the huge potential that returning citizens possess.