Renewables target ballots flop in Michigan and elsewhere

Michigan governor Rick Snyder opposed the RPS

The US renewables industry got its wish in the re-election of President Barack Obama, but fared worse in state-wide ballot initiatives – including a stinging loss for a measure that would have seen Michigan adopt a binding 25% renewables target for 2025.

In July, supporters of the 25% renewables portfolio standard (RPS) won enough signatures to get the initiative – known as Proposition 3 – on the ballot in Michigan, and in recent weeks Michiganders have been blasted with political advertisements from both sides of the issue.

Proposition 3 has been one of the most closely watched ballot initiatives by US energy and climate groups in this election cycle, and its passage would have been seen as a significant indication of surging grassroots-level support for renewables.

In the event, however, voters in Michigan – the Log in to read complete article.

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