Michigan
Governor
Gretchen Whitmer (Democrat)
House Party
Republican Majority
Senate Party
Democratic Majority
25
42
Midwest
Progress by Policy Area
- Enacted Enacted policies have been passed or established in a state by a governing body via legislation, executive orders, rules, regulations, and/or other program creation, and remain in effect.
- In-progress In progress policies have been established in a state, but final regulations, rules, or plans are pending final approval. This also includes legislation and executive orders that require regulations to be put into effect.
- Partially Enacted Partially enacted policies have been enacted in the state, but are missing one or more policy components. Dashboard policies cannot be considered partially enacted unless policy components are available.
- Not Enacted Not enacted policies have not been passed or established in the state or are no longer in effect.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Projections in Michigan
Climate Policies in Michigan
| Status | Policy | Policy Area | Policy Category | Year Enacted | |
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| Enacted |
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15% renewable energy by 2027 | 50% by 2030 | 60% renewable and 80% clean energy by 2035 | 100% clean energy by 2040 Establishing Policies
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Electricity
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Energy Plans and Targets | 2023 | |
| Not Enacted |
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Electricity greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets are set by a state to limit GHG emissions in the electricity sector. These targets aim to reduce emissions by different amounts over time, often expressed as percentage relative to a baseline year. |
Electricity
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Energy Plans and Targets | ||
| Not Enacted |
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The state does not have its own clean energy plan, but SB 271 requires electricity providers to submit clean energy plans detailing how they will meet the state’s clean energy standard. Establishing Policies
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Electricity
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Energy Plans and Targets | 2023 | |
| Enacted |
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The Michigan Public Service Commission has permitting authority for all solar projects and battery projects over 50 megawatts, and wind projects over 100 megawatts. Developers must still submit site plans to local jurisdictions that have ordinances that are fully compliant with the state's maximally restrictive standards. Establishing Policies
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Electricity
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Permitting and Grid Integration | 2023 | |
| Enacted |
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Michigan received a B grade from Freeing the Grid. Establishing Policies
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Electricity
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Permitting and Grid Integration | 2023 | |
| Not Enacted |
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Advanced transmission technologies (ATTs) and grid enhancing technologies (GETs) are a family of technologies that can enhance the capacity of the existing electrical transmission and distribution system. State policies that promote ATTs and GETs can be key to unlocking renewable energy development at lower cost and with shorter wait times. |
Electricity
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Permitting and Grid Integration | ||
| Partially Enacted |
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The State Policy Opportunity Tracker (SPOT) breaks clean energy policies down into “components”, which are binary questions to evaluate policy quality. Higher quality policies have more of their SPOT components fulfilled. Establishing Policies
Policy Components
4/11
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Electricity
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Permitting and Grid Integration | ||
| Not Enacted |
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The State Policy Opportunity Tracker (SPOT) breaks clean energy policies down into “components”, which are binary questions to evaluate policy quality. Higher quality policies have more of their SPOT components fulfilled. Establishing Policies
Policy Components
0/6
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Electricity
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Incentivizing Clean Energy Resources | ||
| Not Enacted |
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Community choice aggregation allows local governments to procure power on behalf of their residents, businesses, and municipal accounts from an alternative supplier while still receiving transmission and distribution service from their existing utility provider. |
Electricity
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Incentivizing Clean Energy Resources | ||
| Not Enacted |
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The State Policy Opportunity Tracker (SPOT) breaks clean energy policies down into “components”, which are binary questions to evaluate policy quality. Higher quality policies have more of their SPOT components fulfilled. Establishing Policies
Policy Components
0/5
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Electricity
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Incentivizing Clean Energy Resources | ||
| Enacted |
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2,500 megawatts (MW) of energy storage capacity by 2030 Establishing Policies
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Electricity
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Incentivizing Clean Energy Resources | 2023 | |
| Not Enacted |
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Coal phaseouts establish a target year by which states must end coal-fired power generation. |
Electricity
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Coal Retirement | ||
| Enacted |
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Securitization is authorized for coal plant retirement Establishing Policies
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Electricity
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Coal Retirement | 2000 |