POLICY
Michigan EIBC works to build public and political support for advanced energy in Michigan. Our team offers members unmatched Michigan energy policy expertise, translating member priorities into high-level policy wins that improve the business environment for advanced energy companies in Michigan.
Michigan’s Grid Is Not as Resilient as It Could Be. Energy Storage Can Help
Energy storage is a transformative technology, and there are reasons to expect the use of storage in Michigan to grow in coming years, Michigan EIBC President Laura Sherman writes in Greentech Media. Storage has not unleashed its full potential in Michigan, but new rules are being crafted by the Midcontinent Independent System Operator to help storage compete in wholesale electricity markets in the Midwest, and there is…
How New Legislation Will Give Distributed Generation In Michigan Fair Treatment
The following is an excerpt from an opinion piece written by Michigan EIBC President Laura Sherman for Crain’s Detroit Business. Since the Michigan Legislature passed sweeping energy legislation in 2016, regulators have been developing a plan to change how customers who install solar panels at their homes are credited for the power they produce. Utilities are now proposing replacements to the previous system of net metering. In…
Commentary: Utility planning must keep pace with rapid changes in energy sector
Read Michigan EIBC President Laura Sherman’s article in Midwest Energy News. Text follows. DTE Energy’s integrated resource plan (IRP) is a stunning example of how quickly the U.S. energy sector has changed and continues to change. As recently as a decade ago, DTE Energy was nearly 80% reliant on coal-fired power plants for its energy supply and 1% reliant on renewables. Now, DTE’s fuel mix is approximately 64% coal and…
Michigan Needs to Modernize its Electric Grid. Here Is Where to Start.
The increasing affordability of solar panels, lithium-ion batteries, and other clean energy technologies has made big changes in the way we power our lives possible. Never before have average residents and businesses had access to more ways to generate, store, and manage their own power. As a result, their relationship with their utility is changing. For the clean energy revolution to continue, it is not…
EIBC Speaks at House Tax Policy Committee
Today, House Bills 4068 and 4069 introduced by Representative Bronna Kahle and House Bills 4465 and 4466 introduced by Representative Yousef Rabhi were the subject of discussion in the Committee on Tax Policy in the Michigan House of Representatives. Michigan EIBC vice president Cory Connolly attended the committee meeting and spoke in support of the bills (If you missed the meeting, video will be available here in the next several days). The bills are familiar…
Michigan EIBC and AEE Policy Platform
Michigan EIBC and Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) released a policy platform for the Michigan gubernatorial campaigns of Republican nominee Attorney General Bill Schuette and Democratic nominee Gretchen Whitmer outlining how clean energy can create jobs and drive economic growth in the state. The document outlines multiple policy priorities the next governor of Michigan can pursue to take full advantage of the economic development potential provided…