Michigan
          
  Governor
  
  Gretchen Whitmer (Democrat)
  
          
          
          
        
                  
              
          
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  Republican Majority
  
          
          
          
        
                  
              
          
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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- Not Enacted Not enacted policies have not been passed or established in the state or are no longer in effect.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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enacted | Empty column 28% by 2025 | 52% by 2030 | Carbon neutral by 2050 Relative to 2005 levels  Establishing Policies  | 
  Climate Governance and Equity
 | Climate Governance | 2020 | |
| Enacted | Empty column MI Healthy Climate Plan  Establishing Policies  | 
  Climate Governance and Equity
 | Climate Governance | 2022 | |
| Enacted | Empty column Office of Climate and Energy  Establishing Policies  | 
  Climate Governance and Equity
 | Climate Governance | 2019 | |
| Enacted | Empty column Council on Climate Solutions  Establishing Policies  | 
  Climate Governance and Equity
 | Climate Governance | 2020 | |
| Enacted | Empty column MiEJScreen: Environmental Justice Screening Tool (Version 1.0)  Establishing Policies  | 
  Climate Governance and Equity
 | Environmental Justice and Equity | 2024 | |
| Enacted | Empty column EGLE – Office of the EJ Public Advocate Michigan Interagency Environmental Justice Response Team  Establishing Policies  | 
  Climate Governance and Equity
 | Environmental Justice and Equity | 2019 | |
| Enacted | Empty column Michigan Advisory Council on Environmental Justice  Establishing Policies  | 
  Climate Governance and Equity
 | Environmental Justice and Equity | 2020 | |
| Enacted | Empty column Community & Worker Economic Transition Office within the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO)  Establishing Policies  | 
  Climate Governance and Equity
 | Just Transition | 2024 | |
| Enacted | 
  Cross-Sector
 | Climate Finance | 2009 | ||
| Enacted | Empty column 15% renewable energy by 2027 | 50% by 2030 | 60% renewable and 80% clean energy by 2035 | 100% clean energy by 2040  Establishing Policies  | 
  Electricity
 | Energy Plans and Targets | 2023 | |
| Enacted | Empty column 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  | 
  Electricity
 | Permitting and Grid Integration | 2023 | |
| Enacted | Empty column Michigan received a B grade from Freeing the Grid.  Establishing Policies  | 
  Electricity
 | Permitting and Grid Integration | 2023 | |
| Enacted | Empty column 2,500 megawatts (MW) of energy storage capacity by 2030  Establishing Policies  | 
  Electricity
 | Incentivizing Clean Energy Resources | 2023 | |
| Enacted | Empty column Securitization is authorized for coal plant retirement  Establishing Policies  | 
  Electricity
 | Coal Retirement | 2000 | |
| Enacted | Empty column The statewide energy code for residential construction is 2015 IECC with amendments.  Establishing Policies  | 
  Buildings and Efficiency
 | Building Codes | 2025 | |
| Enacted | Empty column The statewide energy code for commercial building construction is 2021 IECC with amendments and ASHRAE 90.1-2019.  Establishing Policies  | 
  Buildings and Efficiency
 | Building Codes | 2025 | |
| In-Progress | Empty column 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  | 
  Buildings and Efficiency
 | Building Standards | ||
| Enacted | Empty column 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  | 
  Buildings and Efficiency
 | Building Efficiency | 2023 | |
| Enacted | Empty column Michigan has enacted commercial PACE-enabling legislation and has active programs.  Establishing Policies  | 
  Buildings and Efficiency
 | Building Efficiency | 2010 | |
| Enacted | Empty column 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 | 
  Buildings and Efficiency
 | Building Efficiency | ||
| Enacted | Empty column 100% of light-duty vehicles in the state fleet are ZEVs by 2033, and 100% medium- and heavy-duty vehicles in the state fleet are ZEVs by 2040  Establishing Policies  | 
  Transportation
 | Lead by Example | 2023 | |
| Enacted | Empty column Optimized EV Charger Placement Plan  Establishing Policies  | 
  Transportation
 | Transportation Plans and Targets | 2019 | |
| Enacted | Empty column All landfills are required to self-monitor methane emissions and fix leaks through patching or installing gas collection systems. Landfill owners and operations have a 90-day window to address noncompliant emissions.  Establishing Policies  | 
  Industry, Materials, and Waste Management
 | Waste Management | 2022 | |
| Enacted | Empty column Michigan has passed legislation that creates and funds an agricultural resiliency program to promote soil health and regenerative agriculture.  Establishing Policies  | 
  Natural and Working Lands
 | Agriculture | 2023 | |
| Enacted | Empty column Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development’s (MDARD) Regenerative Agriculture Program provides technical assistance for farmers to become “market ready” for new regenerative agriculture supply chains.  Establishing Policies  | 
  Natural and Working Lands
 | Agriculture | 2023 |