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Consumers Energy, DTE Energy speak out against renewable energy ballot proposal
Major utility companies, along with other business and labor leaders, are organizing a campaign against a ballot proposal to increase Michigan’s renewable energy standards. ...If the state’s utilities used wind turbines to meet the proposed requirement, it would take 3,100 turbines at the cost of $12 billion.
June 27, 2012
by Melissa Anders
in Michigan Live
LANSING, MI — Major utility companies, along with other business and labor leaders, are organizing a campaign against a ballot proposal to increase Michigan’s renewable energy standards.
The Clean Affordable Renewable Energy (CARE) for Michigan Coalition is holding press conferences throughout the state, saying the proposal would be too costly to Michigan consumers.
“We are not opposed to renewable energy; however we are opposed to locking it into the state’s constitution,” said spokeswoman Megan Brown.
The group believes that any increases to the state's renewable energy mandate should go through the legislative process.
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