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FromGoaltoLaw:InstitutionalizingMichigan’sElectricityDecarbonizationIssueBrief24-07byMayaDomeshek—July20241.IntroductionInNovemberof2023,thegovernorofMichigansignedapackageofclimatebills(ExecutiveOfficeoftheGovernor2023)thatsetsa100percentcleanelectricitytargetfor2040,oneoftheearliestintheUnitedStates(CESAn.d.).In2020,thegovernorissuedanexecutiveordersettingagoalforthestatetoreachnetzerocarbonemissionsby2050(ExecutiveDirective2020-102019);in2022,theMIHealthyClimatePlanwasreleased,outliningactionsthestatecouldtakeby2030toworktowardthatgoal(EGLE2022).Thestate’slargestinvestor-ownedutilitieshadpreviouslysetvoluntarydecarbonizationtargets:DTEfor2050(DTEEnergy2019)andConsumersEnergyfor2040(ConsumersEnergy2020).Fall2023’slegislativepackageincludedsixpiecesoflegislation:SB271oncleanelectricity,HB5120onrenewablespermitting,SB277onsitingsolaronfarmland,SB273onefficientelectrification,SB519onhelpingworkerstransitionoutofthefossilsector,andSB502ontheutilityintegratedresourceplanning(IRP)process.Thisbriefcomparestheprovisionsofthelegislationwiththestate’sexistingplanandutilityplanstoevaluatetheprogressthestatehasmadetowardinstitutionalizingelectricitydecarbonization.2.BackgroundMichiganisthesecond-highestelectricity-producingstateintheMid-ContinentIndependentSystemOperator(MISO)territory(afterILandexcludingTX)(EIA20...