VIDEO: Dennis Assanis on Looking "Beyond the Light Switch" for Michigan’s Future Energy Needs

Release Date: 
4/29/2011

Michigan Memorial Phoenix Energy Institute Director Dennis Assanis recently joined a panel of experts on Detroit Public Television to debate the energy challenges facing the state as well as future opportunities in Michigan for new technologies and renewable energy sources, including wind and solar power.

The discussion followed the PBS documentary Beyond the Light Switch”  (BTLS). It was the first in a series of televised round-table conversations produced by PBS stations around the country to explore the energy economy from state-specific perspectives,including the generation and consumption of electricity.

Watch the BTLS  Expert Panel Debates 1-5 as Assanis and fellow panelists Anthony Earley, Jr., of DTE Energy; Anne Woiwode, of the MichiganSierra Club; and Soji Adelaja, of Michigan State University’s Land Policy Institute exchange their insights.