Expanding Solar in Michigan

Expanding Solar in Michigan

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Renewable Energy in Michigan (REM) is a non-profit organization that works to expand solar and geothermal energy in Michigan that will save you money from high utility electric rates, promote a clean environment and fight climate change. 

REM is the sister organization to the Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association (GLREA), an organization that educates the public about the benefits of renewable energy and works to enact policies that expand renewable energy in Michigan. 

In order to expand solar and geothermal energy in Michigan, new policies must be enacted with the Michigan Legislature and the Michigan Public Service Commission. 

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Renewable Energy in Michigan (REM) is a non-profit organization that works to expand solar and geothermal energy in Michigan that will save you money from high utility electric rates, promote a clean environment and fight climate change. 

REM is the sister organization to the Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association (GLREA), an organization that educates the public about the benefits of renewable energy and works to enact policies that expand renewable energy in Michigan. 

In order to expand solar and geothermal energy in Michigan, new policies must be enacted with the Michigan Legislature and the Michigan Public Service Commission. 

These are very difficult undertakings, because DTE and Consumers Energy oppose these policies because they want to maintain their monopoly status and want to continue selling their very expensive utility electricity.  DTE and Consumers Energy don't want people and business to have a choice on how to purchase electricity.  We think that all people and business should have the right to be able to choose where they get their electricity from. 

Michigan has the highest utility rates in the Upper Midwest! 

So help us enact new policies by sending emails. 

You can further help by becoming a Member of the Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association (GLREA). To join click here https://www.2glrea.org/membership and then scroll down and click on the yellow ‘Become a GLREA Member’ button and then follow the directions. Dues are tax deductible because GLREA is a non-profit orgnaization. 

Thanks for your support. Feel free to contact me at [email protected] if you have any questions. 

John Freeman

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Contacting Senators to Support Community Solar

I'm asking you to send an email to your State Senator to urge them to contact Sen. Sean McCann, the Chair of the Senate Energy and Environment Committee and the other Members of this Committee to support Senate Bills 153 and 152 that will establish Community Solar in Michigan. A hearing will be held on June 13, so I'm asking you to send an email today!

The first step in enacting a new law is for the Committee with the jurisdiction, to hold a hearing to review the bills and then to vote in support of the bills. The bills will then go to the full Michigan Senate for a vote. If the majority of the Senate votes in support, then the bills willl go to the Michigan House and the bills will undergo a similar process. 

In this case, the Committee is the Senate Energy and Enviornment Committee and Sen. Sean McCann (Democrat from Kalamazoo) is the Chairman. He is holding a hearing on June 13 on these bills. We need to urge Sen. McCannand the other Members on ths Committee to support these two Community Solar bills. 

So please send an email to your State Senator today. Contacting your Senator can make a huge difference on whether they will support the bills or not. So let them know how you feel! 

Thanks for all your help and support!

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  • DTE and Consumers Energy oppose this bills. We need to make sure the Senators listen to us, the voters, versus these utilities. 

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