Approximately 15 community members gathered at the Ann Arbor District Library Thursday evening to discuss the city’s progress in achieving carbon neutrality by 2030 during the final A2Zero Sustainability Forum of the year. The topic of the forum was the city’s new Sustainable Energy Utility, an opt-in plan approved by Ann Arbor voters in the Nov. 5 election that allows local homes and businesses to supplement their DTE energy with city provided renewable energies. Currently, energy usage in buildings makes up almost 70% of Ann Arbor’s greenhouse gas emissions, with over 50% of that being home and business building energy expenditure. Under the SEU, residents may choose from a range of supplemental energy services tailored to their household needs, including solar panels, battery

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