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- Not Enacted Not enacted policies have not been passed or established in the state or are no longer in effect.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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The statewide energy code for residential construction is 2015 IECC with amendments. Establishing Policies
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Codes | 2025 | |
| Enacted |
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The statewide energy code for commercial building construction is 2021 IECC with amendments and ASHRAE 90.1-2019. Establishing Policies
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Codes | 2025 | |
| Not Enacted |
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Stretch building energy codes are an optional, more stringent building code established by the state that local jurisdictions can adopt to require that newly constructed buildings are more efficient than the baseline state codes. |
Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Codes | ||
| Not Enacted |
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Appliance standards set minimum energy and water conservation requirements for appliances and equipment. |
Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Standards | ||
| In-Progress |
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Michigan will receive $20M to develop and adopt a building performance standard through the federal Inflation Reduction Act's Support for Building Energy Codes and Innovative Codes. Establishing Policies
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Standards | ||
| Not Enacted |
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Clean heat standards establish a performance standard requiring heat providers to deliver a gradually-increasing percentage of low-emission heating services to customers. |
Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Standards | ||
| Enacted |
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Electric utilities are required to achieve annual energy savings equivalent to 1% of preceding year’s sales for electricity for 2017-2025, and 1.5% starting in 2026, with additional incentives for 2% savings or higher. Gas utilities are required to achieve annual energy savings equivalent to 0.75% of preceding year’s sales for natural gas for 2017-2025, and 0.875% starting in 2026. Establishing Policies
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Efficiency | 2023 | |
| Enacted |
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Michigan has enacted commercial PACE-enabling legislation and has active programs. Establishing Policies
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Efficiency | 2010 | |
| 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
4/4
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Efficiency | ||
| Not Enacted |
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All-electric buildings policies require new buildings to be constructed with all-electric heating, cooling, and cooking systems to transition away from fossil-fuel use in buildings. |
Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Electrification | ||
| Not Enacted |
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Thermal energy networks are neighborhood-scale energy projects that allow multiple buildings to be connected through a shared network of underground pipes to distribute heating and cooling, often using renewable energy sources like geothermal or waste heat. State policymakers can create an enabling regulatory structure, and may also commission pilots, allow cost recovery, or create mandates to help transition from natural gas. |
Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Electrification |