A distribution-level battery energy storage system (BESS) in Michigan utility Consumers Energy’s service area. Image: Consumers Energy.
Michigan’s governor Gretchen Whitmer has unveiled a state roadmap to achieving environmental goals, with a 4,000MW energy storage by 2040 deployment target included.
It would make Michigan the latest US territory to adopt energy storage deployment targets or goals, with Maine, Connecticut and Virginia among the other recent joiners of that particular club, while New York increased its target at the beginning of this year to 6GW by 2030, double what was originally in place.
The Michigan Healthy Climate Plan, launched officially on 21 April, seeks to guide the state towards carbon neutrality by 2050, with interim 2030 targets. Also in focus are improvements and standards for air and water quality.
It would also help create new…