energy policy

CLOSUP Updates

New MPPS Report: Michigan local governments’ planning and zoning on energy policy

Jul 17, 2024

A new MPPS report presents the views of Michigan’s local government leaders on a variety of energy issues, including whether energy issues are relevant to their local government, whether their jurisdiction has energy policies or renewable energy goal...

In the Media

With wave of solar on the horizon, most Michigan communities lack policies

Mar 7, 2020 Energy Central

News

Sarah Mills: "Wind development in Pennsylvania: A reflection on state policy"

Feb 5, 2018

An article by Sarah Mills, "Wind development in Pennsylvania: a reflection on state policy," was published in Commonwealth: A Journal of Pennsylvania Politics and Policy (Volume 19, Number 1 [2017]). AbstractWhile other states have continued to add ...

Sarah Mills work featured on This is Michigan

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Rabe & Mills: "State energy policy in the Trump era: Insights from public opinion"

Feb 5, 2018

An article by Barry Rabe and Sarah Mills, "State energy policy in the Trump Era: Insights from public opinion," was published in the December 2017 edition of the Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences. Abstract In light of President Trump’s...

Governors have emerged as President Trump's main opposition, according to Rabe

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Raimi asks if "energy dominance," an emerging catchphrase, is the right goal for U.S. policy

Jun 28, 2017

In a new Conversation piece, “Is ‘energy dominance’ the right goal for U.S. policy?,” Daniel Raimi explores a catchphrase that has recently made its way from DC to a number of states across the nation: “American energy dominance.” Raimi describes t...

Raimi asks if "energy dominance," an emerging catchphrase, is the right goal for U.S. policy

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Rabe in MLive on Trump's plan to review auto industry fuel economy targets

Mar 17, 2017

An MLive article published on March 15, “University of Michigan professors discuss Trump’s fuel economy review,” discusses President Trump’s plan to challenge the current Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) emissions targets that were central to Pr...

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In Brookings, Rabe asks “What will Scott Pruitt do if he cannot sue EPA?”

Dec 14, 2016

While we know a great deal about President-elect Trump’s EPA nominee, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, Barry Rabe writes for the Brookings Institution that it is highly unclear "just what he will do in his role.” The article, titled “What will...

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Internship field report, Sandy Mervak from the National Conference of State Legislatures

Jul 7, 2015

That old trope about states serving as "laboratories of democracy" has become much more real for me this summer. I am working as a research intern in the energy program at the National Conference of State Legislatures—a national, bipartisan NGO that ...

Internship field report, Sandy Mervak from the National Conference of State Legislatures

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Rabe cited in coverage of new EPA report on fracking

Jun 8, 2015

Barry Rabe, a Ford School professor and director of the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP), was recently cited by both the Financial Times and the U.S. News & World Report in coverage surrounding the last week's release of findings by...

Working Papers

South Dakota: Landscape of Renewable Energy Policy

December 20, 2024

Jade Prange , Brett Johnson, Uthman Olagoke, Daniel Spellman, University of Michigan

South Dakota's energy policy landscape is shaped by a "minimal interference" approach, balancing conservative governance with a market-driven renewable energy sector. While the state has long benefited from hydropower and has seen rapid wind energy e...

Working Papers

Maryland’s Renewable Energy Policy & Landscape: Overview & Analysis

December 17, 2024

Allie Bull, Yoga Nugroho, Jared Owens, Logan Ragsdale, University of Michigan

Maryland’s renewable energy policies are underpinned by ambitious goals, including achieving 50% renewable energy by 2030 and net-zero emissions by 2045. However, a deeper analysis reveals a complex policy landscape that both facilitates and hinders ...

MPPS

MPPS Policy Brief: Michigan local governments’ planning and zoning on energy policy

July 17, 2024

This report presents the views of Michigan’s local government leaders on a variety of energy issues, including whether energy issues are relevant to their local government, whether their jurisdiction has energy policies or renewable energy goals, and...