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NEWS: Mich. reps introduce the MAGA Solar Act to amend the 2008 Clean, Renewable and Efficient Energy Act

Michigan state reps introduced the Maximizing American Grid Affordability Solar Act in an attempt to restore local control over siting decisions and limit large-scale solar growth. (The Keweenaw Report)

  • Also known as the MAGA Act, the bill would cap the proportion of solar energy powering the grid at 20%. The bill would also 1) require at least 10% savings for ratepayers and 2) ban clear-cutting state forest land for solar farms.

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