$2 BILLION!??? On windmills?!!!------Bill to repeal Michigan renewable standard faces long odds

Bill to repeal Michigan renewable standard faces long odds | Midwest Energy News:
"Despite strong public support for renewable energy expansion in Michigan, three state lawmakers have introduced legislation that would repeal Michigan’s 10 percent renewable energy standard.

State Rep. Tom McMillin, a Republican from suburbs north of Detroit who is term-limited out of office this year, introduced House Bill 5872 on Oct. 1.
It would repeal the section in Michigan’s 2008 renewable energy law that stipulates how much capacity should come from renewable sources by 2015.
The bill is co-sponsored by fellow House Republicans Ken Goike and Ray Franz.
Michigan utilities are on pace to meet the 10 percent standard by the end of next year.
Over the summer, a Senate working group involving lawmakers and stakeholders has studied how the state should move forward once the mandate is reached."
...And while roughly $2 billion was invested since 2009, largely in on-shore wind, Clift said Michigan is also “on the front edge” of an expanded solar industry.