Insider Intelligence

On Wednesday, Governor Rick Snyder appointed Rachael Eubanks to serve as the third member of the state’s Public Service Commission.  She is the director of public finance for Robert W. Baird & Co and holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Michigan.  Ms. Eubanks will serve the remainder of John Quackenbush’s term, […]

Last Friday, the Michigan Agency for Energy issued a Clean Energy Manufacturing Roadmap, a collaborative effort between the state of Michigan and Northeast Ohio.  It focuses on developing strategies for advancing the energy efficient building technology cluster and developing technology roadmaps for several energy intensive, clean energy manufacturing processes in order to reduce the energy […]

On Wednesday, the Senate Energy and Technology Committee reported a package of two bills that would make reforms to the state’s energy policy.  The committee and select stakeholders have been working on the bills since they were introduced in July 2015.  Recently, the committee held numerous hearings on the reforms.  While the Executive Office and […]

On Tuesday, May 24, Governor Rick Snyder issued an Executive Order declaring a State of Energy Emergency due to the shutdown of a fuel pipeline in Wisconsin and an unplanned outage of the Marathon refinery in Detroit heading into the holiday weekend.  The order suspends state and federal regulations related to hours-of-service for motor carriers […]

This week, the Michigan Agency for Energy issued their annual 2016 Summer Energy Appraisal, projecting prices and availability of energy in Michigan during the summer months.  The agency is projecting dramatically lower gasoline prices and lower natural gas prices.  Additionally, distillate fuel oil, used heavily in logistics, is almost 20% less expensive than last year.  […]

This week, Governor Rick Snyder signed into law bills providing flexible financing plans for local governments working to conserve energy.  The financing agreement is known as the Tax Exempt Lease Purchase.  It allows for a lease-purchase agreement, under specific conditions, among the mechanisms a local unit uses to achieve energy conservation.  The partnerships can be […]

Following the Supreme Court of the United States’ ruling that blocked the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan from moving forward until litigation is complete, the Michigan Agency for Energy has announced that they will suspend their activities to comply with the carbon rule and its timeline for submission until litigation is complete.  However, […]