Bill > HB5711

This bill, titled "Energy: alternative sources; clean and renewable energy standards; eliminate," proposes significant changes to Michigan's "Clean and Renewable Energy and Energy Waste Reduction Act" (2008 PA 295). Primarily, it aims to eliminate existing clean and renewable energy standards, as indicated by the removal of language related to "clean energy" and "renewable energy credit standards" and the repeal of specific parts of the original act. The bill also modifies definitions, for instance, by removing "carbon capture and storage" and "clean energy" from the definitions section, and it adjusts requirements for distributed generation programs, reducing the capacity limit for eligible electric generators from 110% to 100% of a customer's previous 12-month electricity consumption and lowering the overall program limit from 10% to 1% of an electric provider's average in-state peak load. Additionally, it mandates a statewide energy storage target of 2,500 megawatts by December 31, 2029, requiring electric providers to develop plans to meet this target, and it sets new deadlines for studies and system placement dates related to energy storage. The bill also repeals several sections of the original act, including those related to clean energy plans, renewable energy credit standards, and energy waste reduction programs, and it is contingent on the enactment of another bill, HB 5710.