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.
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