Whitmer says all state-owned facilities in Michigan will use 100% renewable energy by 2025

[marmar]

(Detroit Metro Times) Governor Gretchen Whitmer says Michigan is going green.

On Earth Day, Whitmer announced a plan for all state-owned facilities to utilize 100% renewable energy by 2025.

“Since my first day in office, we’ve continued to make real, lasting progress on environmental and climate issues across our state,” Whitmer said in a statement. “By moving state-owned buildings to 100% clean, renewable energy, we are working towards protecting public health and our environment, while attracting more clean energy jobs to Michigan.”

The move comes through partnerships with DTE, Consumers Energy, and the Lansing Board of Water and Light.

“This action shifts the State of Michigan from being a major consumer of electricity to a major driver of our clean energy economy,” said John A. Kinch, executive director of Michigan Energy Options, a nonprofit solar development consultant for Michigan, in a statement. “By doing this, the state accomplishes three things at once: It puts the state on course to meet its carbon goals, in part, through solar generation, it helps the utilities meet their renewable energy commitments, and it serves the people of Michigan by catalyzing our public and private sectors to decarbonize our future.” ...............(more)

https://www.metrotimes.com/news-hits/archives/2021/04/22/whitmer-says-all-state-owned-facilities-in-michigan-will-use-100-renewable-energy-by-2025

[NNadir]

1. She's going to sort electrons? How? n/t.

[DetroitLegalBeagle]

2. Yea, not sure how this works

Unless each building will have its own onsite power generation, or the wiring to the buildings are redone, or the entire Michigan grid is powered by renewables, I'm not sure how this is possible. I guess you could figure out how much power consumption the buildings use and make sure that is matched in renewable generation capacity, but that still doesn't exactly mean much considering how the grid is actually set up.

[OnlinePoker]

3. I'm assuming it's "We use x mwh annually, we buy x mwh renewables"

So if their power supplier has a mix of renewable and non-renewable electricity, they can make the claim they're only using non-renewable power if the supplier has that available capacity to sell. The problem is, everybody is chasing this renewable power, so if it is in limited supply, the government better expect and budget to pay a premium price for it.

[NNadir]

4. I think it's no more than a cheap accounting trick.

This is all that addressing climate change has been about for more than two decades.

It's about embracing the lie that so called "renewable energy" is not entirely and totally dependent on access to dangerous fossil fuels.

Nevertheless it is.

That's a fact.

Facts matter.

[Finishline42]

5. Exactly

Somebody builds a windfarm and the state signs a contract for 30% of the output - PPA (Power Purchase Agreement).

Advantage of a PPA is there is no capital outlay by the state and they get a contract price for their electricity for decades into the future.

Battery storage would be needed.

But one thing to her advantage is that a majority of their electrical needs are during working hours.