Michigan continues to lead in clean energy jobs and investments, report says • Michigan Advance
Over the past year, Michigan lawmakers have taken a number of steps to pave the way for an energy transition. Setting clean energy targetsChanges to the state site allocation procedure for large renewable energy and battery storage projects and Ensuring homeowners can implement energy saving measures to their homes.
As policymakers continue to push the state toward a clean energy future, new report from Climate Power – a communications firm focused on building support for climate action – says Michigan continues to lead the nation in projects under the Inflation Reduction Act, attracting more than $25 billion in new investment across the state.
Since August 2022, companies have announced or advanced projects that will create more than 312,900 new clean jobs, the report said, including 21,490 new jobs in Michigan.
Of the 585 projects creating these new jobs, the majority are concentrated in five states: Michigan, Texas, Georgia, California and South Carolina. Michigan has the largest share with 58 new projects, Texas is second with 46 and Georgia is third with 41.
Michigan also led the nation in clean energy projects in 2023. According to another report by Climate Power The state is projected to create 167,000 jobs in the energy sector over the next decade.
Continuing a trend from the previous 2023 report, most new clean energy projects in the U.S. are in congressional districts represented by Republican members of the House of Representatives. Nearly 182,000 new jobs and $282.1 billion in investment were created by 321 clean energy projects in 146 Republican-held districts across the country.
The report also details the investments these projects bring to rural and low-income communities.
In Michigan, 24 projects created 14,306 jobs in low-income areas and generated nearly $11.76 billion in investments. In rural areas of the state, seven projects generated $5.9 billion in investments and generated 3,086 jobs.
In a Statement published in early JulyGovernor Gretchen Whitmer and U.S. Reps. Dan Kildee (D-Flint) and Debbie Dingell (D-Ann Arbor) applauded the state’s efforts to secure federal funding.
“Michigan put the world on wheels and now we are leading the country in ushering in a new era of transportation and clean energy,” Dingell said in a statement. “I am proud to have worked with my colleagues in Congress to secure investments that advance the future of clean energy, mobility and sustainability in Michigan in the Inflation Reduction Act and the bipartisan infrastructure bill, and I will continue to work with Governor Whitmer and all of our partners to get these funds to our communities.”
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