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State Energy Efficiency Policy Database
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Michigan Lead by Example Initiatives
Public Act 295 renewed and revised the state's commitment to energy efficiency in public buildings. In the area of state government energy efficiency, P.A. 295 sets a goal of reducing state government grid-based energy purchases 25% by 2015, from a 2002 baseline. The law directs the Department of Management and Budget (DMB), in consultation with the state Energy Office, to perform and oversee a number of tasks related to achieving this goal, including the establishment of an energy analysis program to evaluate each building owned or leased by the state at least every five years, as well as an assessment of the costs and benefits of using the LEED standard when constructing or renovating state buildings.
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- Public Act 295 ( MCL § 460.1131 et seq. )
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July 10, 2012
Executive Directive 2005-4 (April 2005) requires that new electronic equipment and appliances purchased by state departments and agencies shall be ENERGY STAR certified.
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July 27, 2011
No policy in place or proposed
Note: For state efficient fleet initiatives, policies listed must make a specific, mandatory requirement for increasing state fleet efficiency. State alternative-fuel vehicle procurement requirements that give a voluntary option to count efficient vehicles are thus not included.
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October 13, 2010
The Rebuild Michigan program seeks to retrofit buildings to increase energy efficiency and promotes the use of methods like ESPCs. Additionally, the Department of Career Development maintains some limited information about ESPCs.
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July 18, 2011
The Michigan NextEnergy Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization focused on energy efficiency and battery storage that leases laboratory facilities, business incubator space, and other facilities to support the state's alternative energy industry. As a Renaissance Zone, businesses within the NextEnergy Center may be eligible for tax benefits aside from the numerous tax credits the state offers alternative energy businesses.
The Clean Energy Research Center (CERC) at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan conducts research to help deliver energy efficiency solutions, new clean energy jobs, and provide natural resource, environmental, and economic technologies. Research includes energy-efficient buildings, solar, CHP, biomass, and wind energy. The Center was first created in March 2011, funded by an initial grant from the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth and its private sector partner, Energy Systems Group.
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June 12, 2012