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    • Welcome to the weekly newsletter of the Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council (Michigan EIBC), the business voice for advanced energy in Michigan. Here’s what’s new this week:

    Michigan EIBC’s Grace Michienzi Presents at ACEEE Forum

    Michigan EIBC’s Senior Director of Policy, Grace Michienzi, delivered a presentation on the roadmap for efficient and all-electric homes in Michigan at the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy’s 2026 Hot Water & Hot Air Forums. The roadmap, written by the Institute for Energy Innovation and Michigan EIBC, provides clean policy recommendations to reach decarbonization of the residential building sector by 2050. 

    Michienzi highlighted key recommendations from the roadmap, including setting a statewide goal of 2.8 million heat pump installations, requiring utilities to implement electric heating rate plans, studying the role of natural gas in Michigan’s clean energy future, updating energy codes, and expanding Michigan’s Energy Optimization portfolios to end natural gas appliance incentives. 

    Read the roadmap

    Michigan EIBC Speaks on ACP Siting Webinar

    Michigan EIBC’s Director of Policy Justin Carpenter spoke last week on a webinar hosted by Michigan EIBC member American Clean Power (ACP) that focused on different approaches to siting utility-scale energy storage projects across the country. Carpenter provided context on the passage and implementation of Michigan’s PA 233, which has become a model for other states who seek to set up new policies for generation and storage siting. The discussion centered on how to keep local governments involved in and benefitting from state processes, and on how to engage with the local and state politics that arise from having a more centralized process.

    Michigan EIBC 14th Annual Conference

    Join Michigan EIBC on May 6 for our 14th Annual Michigan Energy Innovators Conference at the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center in East Lansing, MI! 

    Our most popular event of the year, the annual conference brings together leaders in Michigan’s advanced energy industry, utility executives, policymakers, regulators, and others  for an opportunity to network, learn about innovations in advanced energy, and get an overview on the latest policy developments. Our conference includes: main-stage panels, several break-out panels with dozens of expert panelists, presentations from energy experts, a pre-and post-reception, and plenty of time for networking. 

    We’re excited to announce the lineup for Making Projects Pencil: Innovative Renewable Project Design, a panel at the conference. Check out the rest of the agenda here.

    THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS!

    Please reach out to Brianna <brianna@mieibc.org> to sponsor.

    Register here

    Michigan Energy News

    • Lawmakers urged the Michigan Public Service Commission to freeze or lower utility rates during a House committee hearing. (Detroit News)
    • The Michigan Attorney General is seeking a 85% reduction of DTE Energy’s gas rate increase request. (Michigan Advance)
    • Advocates are pushing for greater investment in using waste heat as a source of energy in the Great Lakes region. (Michigan Public)
    • Ann Arbor is launching a sustainable energy utility to complement existing utilities with clean energy options. (Canary Media)
    • Some advocates say Google’s data center proposal with DTE that relies on clean energy is a step in the right direction. (MLive)

    National Energy News

    • 24 states, including Michigan, sued the EPA over its repeal of the endangerment finding. (NYT)
    • American battery manufacturing is booming, with the U.S. able to produce enough grid batteries to meet domestic demand for the first time. (Canary Media)
    • Experts say DOE emergency orders to keep fossil plants like J.H. Campbell open are upending state utility planning authority. (Utility Dive)
    • Former officials say the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office has evaded the Trump administration’s purge and continues to support clean energy projects. (Grist)
    • The Trump administration began paying companies to walk away from offshore wind leases, with TotalEnergies accepting a $1 billion offer. (AP)

    Events

    • April 17: Michigan Model for Siting Renewable Energy: Policy, Implementation, and Impacts Symposium — The symposium hosted by the University of Michigan will have a morning session open to the public and an afternoon session inviting a select group of stakeholders. Complete the interest form to join the afternoon session.
    • April 21: 2026 MI Healthy Climate Conference —This year’s conference is focused on “Advancing Climate Action Together.” Register by April 13
    • May 6: Michigan EIBC Annual Conference — Our conference includes: main-stage panels, several break-out panels with dozens of expert panelists, presentations from energy experts, a pre-and post-reception, and plenty of time for networking. Register
    • May 15: Workers Gala — The Workforce Development Institute’s Workers Gala will celebrate workers and labor allies, and raise funds for apprenticeship readiness programs across Michigan. Get tickets

    Jobs

    If you have a job announcement you would like in the newsletter, please send the position and a link to apply to Kaei Li at kaei@mieibc.org. Please include in the email a specific end date for the job posting.

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