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SEU director outlines 2026 pilot: solar-plus-battery systems for Bryant neighborhood
Summary
Shoshana Lenski, inaugural director of Ann Arbor’s Sustainable Energy Utility, said the city will pilot about 100–150 rooftop solar systems with batteries in the Bryant neighborhood in 2026, using grant funding for initial installs and seeking loans and rate revenue for broader rollout.
Shoshana Lenski, inaugural director of Ann Arbor’s Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU), told a public forum that the SEU plans to launch a pilot in 2026 that will install roughly 100 to 150 rooftop solar systems paired with batteries in the Bryant neighborhood and enroll those households as early SEU customers.
"We are a community owned, a municipal energy utility, and a utility of the future," Lenski said, describing the SEU as an optional, supplemental layer of clean energy service that sits alongside existing utility service rather than replacing DTE Energy’s grid. She said the SEU was authorized by voters in November 2024 and created by the city council in April 2025.
Lenski said the pilot systems will be behind the meter (serving…
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