Clean Energy in Michigan

Fighting for a clean energy future in Michigan, to protect our health, reinvest in our communities, and reduce climate-changing pollution.

Cut out letters spelling "Replace DTE" at the 2023 Ann Arbor for Public Power Festival
Jennifer Schlicht

Public Ownership & Energy Democracy for MI: Act Now!

Many communities across the country are seeking alternative utility solutions to rising energy costs, lack of reliability and accountability, and dirty energy options that have potential to be more sustainable and equitable. Write your Michigan lawmakers and ask that they support public ownership and energy democracy in the Great Lakes State!
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Support Public Power for Ann Arbor!

A municipal power system would allow Ann Arbor to invest in consistent, affordable, and green power to our residents and give us the ability to reduce greenhouse gas emissions - instead of paying dividends to DTE shareholders.
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Large cut out letters spelling #PUBLICPOWER on grass outside Ann Arbor for Public Power rally, Burns Park 2023
Jennifer Schlicht

Energy Democracy for Michigan

Energy Democracy is a concept that seeks to give communities greater control over their energy systems and decisions. It aims to promote sustainability, equity and democratic decision-making in the energy sector by ensuring that communities have a voice in the development and use of energy resources.
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The Case for Public Power for Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, having already significantly developed green energy with wind and solar projects throughout the city, is moving toward a new form of energy independence to tackle the climate crisis, equality, and reliability: Municipalization.
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2023 Public Power Project Convening | Conference Video

On September 11th and 12th 2023, a virtual convening was held by The Public Power Project Steering Committee following the release of a new report, Coming Together for Equitable Public Power.

Coming Together For Equitable Public Power

A number of communities are taking action to explore what it would take to break from investor-owned utilities who are failing to meet community reliability, sustainability, and affordability expectations and instead form a new public power utilities. Over two years and across multiple states, the Public Power Project collaboration explored the perspective of campaigners, public officials, staff of existing municipal power utilities, and communities already served by public power. Through landscape analysis, interviews, and focus groups this report shares insights gained about how public power, in its incumbent and emergent forms, can be equitable, just, and democratic.

Michigan Currents | Summer 2023

In This Issue: Making Millionaires and Corporations Pay Their Fair Share, for Our Water | What will the Michigan Legislature do for our Water? | Fighting Climate Change and Holding DTE Energy Accountable | Clean Water Action as Allies in the Fight for Environmental Justice

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