CLEAN MICHIGAN ENERGY, GOOD MICHIGAN JOBS

The campaign to ReEnergize Michigan! is made up of many groups. Businesses and labor unions. Faith organizations and environmental organizations. Scientists and everyday working families. Liberals and conservatives. White collar and blue collar.

We all agree on one thing: Clean Michigan energy means good Michigan jobs.

LEARN ABOUT CLEAN ENERGY COMPANIES

Here, you'll meet some of the companies that are investing in Michigan and creating local jobs.

These companies are building Michigan's future in the wind, solar and advanced battery sectors. Already, 17 of them have created more than 18,700 new jobs in our communities, from Alpena to Orion Township, from Rothbury to Redford Township, from Greenville to Midland. Two of them - Dowding Industries and Evergreen Solar--are poised to create thousands more jobs in the near future and truly make Michigan a global leader in wind and solar technology.

Dowding Machining: Water. Mittens. One very disgruntled white rapper. These are the resources outsiders often associate with Michigan, but if Jeff Metts has his way, the nation will be able to add "wind turbine production hub" to its ever expanding list of industries. Read more...  

Mastech Wind:  The future of Michigan's clean energy manufacturing economy thrives in a pair of low-slung buildings in a sand-swept industrial park on Lake Michigan's shore. Or, at least the part of that future that resides in Manistee, anyway. Read more...

Cascade Renewable Energy Solutions: If George W. Bush(via Will Ferrell on Saturday Night Live) could trumpet the merits of "strategery" then what's wrong with good, old-fashioned strategy? Not a thing, according to Michael Ford, business unit director of Cascade Renewable Energy Solutions. In that strategy, it's the personal touch that really counts. Read more...

MEET CLEAN ENERGY WORKERS

You'll also meet some of the people who work in these trailblazing companies and learn about their skilled, good-paying 21^st-century jobs.

Mark Hagerty:  Sales and Marketing Director for Michigan Solar Solutions: If the clean energy industry in Michigan was a hot new talent, Mark Hagerty would be its top-of-the-line publicist. As the sales and marketing director for Michigan Solar Solutions, the Commerce Township native took on a significant role in the clean energy game about two years ago, but his involvement started long before that.Read more...

John Porter:  30-year member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 58: John Porter is one of those salt-of-the-earth types you always hear about, but never actually get the chance to meet. He is charming and affable, and more than a little dedicated to bringing clean energy to Michigan. As a 30-year member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers - the local 58 - Porter is responsible for taking part in one of the most innovative projects to hit the Great Lakes state since the birth of the auto industry. Read more...

Mike Hillard:  Founder Solar Winds Power Systems: For the past three years, the Kalamazoo native has been working to revolutionize the way Michiganders use wind and solar energy to power their homes and businesses. As an independent electrical contractor, Hillard founded Solar Winds Power Systems (http://thesolarwinds.com) a consulting and construction firm that specializes in gearing Michigan homes and citizens towards a future that prioritizes clean, renewable energy and cutting-edge energy efficiency. Read more...