In 2020, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued Executive Directive 2020-10, which set a state goal of economy-wide carbon neutrality by 2050. The Governor directed the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) to craft the MI Healthy Climate Plan, a report released in April 2022, which found that Michigan’s buildings account for 18% of the state’s total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. To address emissions related to the built environment, including those due to heating and/or cooking fuels such as natural gas, propane, and fuel oil, the report made a number of broad recommendations aimed at enabling more energy efficiency and building electrification technologies. While the MI Healthy Climate Plan was a critical first step in establishing statewide decarbonization goals, Michigan needs a holistic roadmap and a clear, evidence-based electrification goal to guide policymakers and stakeholders seeking to make progress towards GHG reductions in Michigan’s residential buildings.

The Institute for Energy Innovation (IEI), Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council (Michigan EIBC), and 5 Lakes Energy partnered to create this Policy Roadmap for Efficient and All-Electric Homes in Michigan. This report charts a course to meeting statewide building decarbonization goals by providing policy recommendations based on national industry experience and expertise that have been modeled to meet Michigan’s decarbonization goals set in the MI Healthy Climate Plan. Additionally, the report models GHG reductions and the health, job growth, and utility bill impacts of its policy recommendations and sets a goal of installing 2.8 million heat pumps by 2040.

View the roadmap here.

View the one-pager here.