With dozens of manufacturers across the state chomping at the bit to jump into the alternative energy business, the Michigan Senate is considering a package of bills that would require Michigan to obtain 10 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2015. A secondary goal is to shield ratepayers from the costs of research, development, and construction.
According to excerpts from the story:
Trying to stay on par with the Michigan House, the Senate on Thursday discharged to the floor five bills to help boost the state's development and use of alternative energy.
Sen. Patricia Birkholz (R-Saugatuck) said both on the Senate floor and in a press conference on Senate GOP priorities (see related story) that the legislation will actually help build a market for alterative energy without forcing ratepayers to pay for the development of alternative sources.
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