2017 House Bill 4792

Mandate 50 percent of Michigan electricity come from renewables

Introduced in the House

June 20, 2017

Introduced by Rep. Jon Hoadley (D-60)

To mandate that at least half the electricity consumed in Michigan be generated from renewable sources. Nationwide, not counting hydro-power from dams, renewable sources provide 8.4 percent of U.S. electricity. In Michigan adding renewable sources primarily means more wind turbines, of which there were nearly 900 when the bill was introduced.

Referred to the Committee on Energy Policy