GENOA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) — Thanks to a law that passed in 2023 and took effect late last year, the Michigan Public Service Commission has the final say over renewable energy sites.
Public Act 233, which took effect in November 2024, gives the MPSC the final say on large-scale renewable energy projects. But Genoa Township is one of more than 70 townships and counties suing to repeal the law.
“We do believe that the local level should have the most say in what happens,” said Kevin Spicher, the supervisor for the Genoa Township Board of Trustees. “We view it as the state is taking away control from the local elected officials and we don’t think that’s correct.”…