Michigan senators say they plan to start holding public hearings on their climate plan next month.
That would include policies like requiring carbon neutrality in any new buildings… shutting down coal plants… and creating a new carbon-free energy standard.
Democratic Senator Sam Singh [SING] says he wouldn’t be surprised if a “master deal” between lawmakers and stakeholders comes out to get things done.
Singh said, "I think what we have here is a very unique opportunity because as was mentioned before, we have federal dollars and resources like we’ve never seen before. And, as you pull down those federal resources, with the state dollars that we’re going to put into our budget, this is going to make the transition much easier."
When the plan first came out… the state’s largest utilities signaled an openness to working with lawmakers on a clean energy transition.
The proposals would also expand what Michigan’s utility regulators can evaluate to include concepts like climate… health… and equity.