Experts say that Michigan could see billions of dollars in new investment and thousands of construction jobs in the energy industry over the next several decades. The boom includes traditional coal, oil and gas projects as well as projects involving renewable energy sources..
Michigan currently has an estimated 83,600 total energy jobs. A study conducted for Michigan’s Energy Innovation and Business Council said local investment in renewable energy projects—advanced energy storage, biomass, solar and wind—could support nearly 21,000 jobs in Michigan by 2015, and contribute more than $163 million in local and state tax revenues.
Some construction jobs would come as well from power utilities investing in new power plants and clean air technologies.
A state law requires that 10 percent of electricity be produced from renewable sources by the end of 2015.
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