The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has intervened in Consumers Energy’s plan to sell its suite of 13 hydroelectric dams to a Maryland private equity firm. It’s the first time the department has gotten involved in a case before Michigan’s energy regulators, who will rule on the sale. Read the full story by The Detroit News.
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