LANSING – Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D-Taylor) on Wednesday introduced a bill (SB 322 ) to increase Michigan’s Renewable Portfolio Standard from the current 10 percent by 2015 to 22 percent by 2022. The legislation comes after an election in which renewable energy proponents lost a battle to try to up that mandate to 25 percent by 2025.
“With one of the lowest renewable energy standards in the country, Michigan has an exciting opportunity to enjoy even greater benefits from renewable energy generation. An improved energy policy such as this will not only reduce energy costs and benefit the environment, but will also drive economic growth in our state creating tens of thousands of new jobs in Michigan,” Hopgood said in a statement. “Knowing electric providers are exceeding current targets, a new goal of 22 percent renewable energy by 2022 is a commonsense economic decision for Michigan residents.”
The Public Service Commission has long said that it feels the state is on track to meet its 2015 target and has been on a statewide tour to garner opinions on how to go about the next phase of the renewable energy issue, among other utility matters, in the future.
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