January 2019
To support a competitive manufacturing sector,
Michigan must:
• Ensure manufacturing energy costs are not a barrier
to global competitiveness
• Require capacity resources be compared against each
other for reliability and cost effectiveness
• Support policy for cost of service rates by rate class
• Oppose cost shifts to industrial ratepayers
• Support the operation and development of energy pipelines
• Value reliability and pricing as equally critical
to competitiveness
• Maintain a 10% electric choice market to enhance
opportunities for competitiveness
Michigan’s energy policy must constantly search for
the best opportunities for lower costs and greater
reliability, while maintaining the opportunity for choice
in the electric market.
Environmental & Regulatory
A healthy regulatory environment is essential for a
competitive Michigan. As the largest sector of the
economy, manufacturers find themselves challenged to
comply with the heaviest regulatory burden of any sector.
State government has eliminated more than 3,046
outdated rules across all state agencies thanks to discussion
with MMA and other stakeholders. Through this effort,
Michigan regulations are more closely aligned with
existing federal standards and those of other states.
To support a competitive manufacturing sector,
Michigan must:
• Stop efforts to adopt local environmental ordinances
that create a complicated patchwork of regulations
adding to bureaucratic complexity of the state and
negatively impacting the state’s business climate
• Ensure Michigan’s environmental rules and regulations
do not exceed federal standards without clear justification
• Reduce or eliminate environmental fees which reduce
manufacturers’ ability to compete globally
• Ensure federally mandated fees fund only the
federally mandated programs
• Develop efficient, timely and responsive permitting
programs in the Department of Environmental Quality
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• Establish environmental standards based on settled
science to encourage environmental cleanups and
competitive permitting
As Michigan deals with emerging chemicals such as
PFAS and lead in the water, state policymakers should
address manufacturing’s call for clarity, consistency and
certainty in compliance standards to assure the most
efficient use of environmental protection dollars.
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Contact Brianna Mills:
517-487-8523 or [email protected].
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