The development of alternative energy technologies represents a transformational opportunity for Michigan to attract new global investment and jobs. Experts predict that renewable energy and energy efficiency alone will add $4.5 Trillion in value to the U.S. economy by 2030 and create millions of good paying jobs.
Michigan is uniquely positioned to take advantage of the evolving green energy revolution - our untapped wind resources offer us an almost unlimited source of clean, zero-carbon electricity, our productive farm and forest land can be put to use to grow fuels for the future, our universities and corporate research centers are becoming world leaders in alternative energy science and our manufacturing know-how can build the components of the green energy economy.
The state's two largest utilities - Consumers Energy and Detroit Edison - are poised to invest nearly $6 billion to purchase wind turbines and create wind farms to produce electricity and to help homeowners install energy saving technologies. This will be the largest investment in renewable energy in the world and is reported to create nearly 17,000 new jobs in the alternative energy and energy efficiency sectors right here in Michigan.
With more than 3,200 miles of Great Lakes coastline, Michigan's magnificent natural resource heritage will enable a Michigan construction and manufacturing renaissance,
