Michigan needs affordable, reliable energy.  Our future depends on it!


Michigan House and Senate hard at work on completing State Energy Plan. Members from both the state House and Senate have been working diligently in conference committee over the last several months to reconcile the differences between their two versions of a state energy plan. With your help, we can encourage our elected officials to finish their negotiations and bring this very important issue to a vote in both chambers. A new state energy plan would bring a much needed boost to the economy and secure our state’s energy future.

WRITE YOUR STATE LEGISLATORS TODAY! Thank them for the hard work they’ve done thus far to enact a comprehensive state energy plan and encourage them to work together to finish the job. Their leadership is important now more than ever before!

If you’re already a member, just click here to send an email to your state House and Senate members.

Not a member yet? Fill out the registration form to the right, click “Submit” and then email your legislators.
You may personalize these emails as well. Thank you for your continued support.


The current debate over how best to meet Michigan’s future energy needs has boiled down to:

Build vs. Buy


Building new power plants that will pump money into the state’s economy and create jobs for Michigan makes more sense than buying millions of dollars worth of out-of-state electricity and turning our backs on job-development opportunities that are perfect for Michigan.


But to build, we need new laws.


Right now we have utilities with an uncertain customer base and an economy that has investors turning their backs on Michigan. Big financial houses on Wall Street like Fitch, Standard & Poors, and Lehman Brothers all note the problems with Michigan’s current laws.


The status quo is obviously not working for Michigan — we need a change, and we need it now.

The Michigan Legislature and the Public Service Commission have spent years carefully reviewing, studying and listening to every side of the electricity debate and are now working together to develop comprehensive legislation.


A better, comprehensive plan will ensure all of us — utilities, businesses big and small, out-of-state energy companies, renewable resource suppliers, and residential customers — affordable and reliable energy for the future. Michigan will get new power plants, as well as renewable energy resources, new technology, a cleaner environment and more vigorous regulation to protect consumer interests. No winners, no losers, just good policy that benefits all of us.


The Michigan Jobs and Energy Coalition urges all Michigan businesses and residents to join the coalition — simply fill out the form on the right hand of the page and click submit.


Please help us do what makes sense for Michigan by joining the coalition and sending a message to Lansing that we support a new comprehensive energy plan.