Michigan lawmakers approved a slate of bills Wednesday night that are set to transform the energy systems at the heart of America’s heavy industry, putting the major manufacturing state on a course to generate all its electricity from carbon-free sources within just 17 years.
“With passage of these game-changing bills, Michigan will become a national leader on clean energy,” Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said in a statement Wednesday night. “People want to know that they can start a family, career, or business in a state that will provide them with strong economic opportunities and fight for their children’s future. Today we are protecting everything we know and love about pure Michigan.”legislative push nearly four months ago.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer , shown here on Sept. 19 in New York City, said of the passage of clean-energy bills in her state:"Today we are protecting everything we know and love about pure Michigan.”without power to run air conditioners or breathing equipment, even as the summer heat climbed past 90 degrees Fahrenheit and wildfires in Canada laced the air with toxic smoke.