Michigan legislators OK’d bills targeting energy policies late last year with a procedural change that state Democrats said aimed to streamline permitting for utility-scale wind and solar projects. They also require electric providers to achieve a 100% clean energy portfolio by 2040. Backed by the Citizens for Local Choice ballot committee, the state board of canvassers OK’d language for the proposed ballot measure on Jan. 19 to reverse last year’s requirements empowering the MPSC. More specifically, it would repeal part 8 of the amended Clean and Renewable Energy and Energy Waste Reduction Act, added by legislators via Public Act 233 of 2023.