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October 2026 Newsletter

By October 2, 2026Ann Arbor

THE GRID

  • Clean Energy 101: Virtual Power Plants | RMI
  • Stored Potential | RMI
  • Real World Examples of VPP’s Helping the Grid
  • Building the Great American Grid | RMI
  • The Terawatt-Hour Opportunity: Energy Storage on the U.S. Power Grid & the Pathway to an Affordable Energy Future | Energy Storage Coalition Report
  • JPMorgan Is Talking About US Grid Risks ‘Every Chance It Gets
  • SEU Update

Events

  • Implementing the A2ZERO Carbon Neutrality Plan 2026 Session VIII: Veridian: A New Benchmark for Sustainability
  • SFBC Q4 Gathering
  • Community Carbon Offsets Meeting
  • U of M Climate Week 2026
  • Scio Sustainability Fair
  • DTE: Washtenaw County Customer Resource Fair and Open House

New Members

  • Ashley Mews
  • Chi Omega Sorority
  • CSL Management

News

  • ANNOUNCEMENT: The Michigan Green Building Collaborative (MiGBC) is now accepting nominations for their 2026 Leadership Awards!
  • Green Rental HOusing September 2026 Update | A2ZERO
  • Tenant Toolkit for Sustainable Living
  • Recycling Raccoons
  • Energy Communities Bonus Credit
  • Brownfield Renewable Energy Pilot
  • The Global Benefits of Reducing Food Loss and Waste, and How to Do It | WRI

Resources

  • MI 2030 Districts Case Study Hub
  • Elective Pay Assistance – Tax Credits For Tax Exempt Entities
  • CLF – New Resource: Existing and Emerging Strategies to Decarbonize Construction Materials
  • Michigan Grants & Funding Opportunies: MI Funding Hub
  • Energy Management Grants

The Washtenaw 2030 District is funded by our members, DTE, the City of Ann Arbor and EGLE. We are accelerating our work locally because climate change is a serious and immediate threat. Science, our community, and the global market place will not be deterred in accomplishing the energy transformation that is required for our planet’s and nation’s resilience.

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