Call to Action: Tell your Senator not to support energy policies that will increase rates and decrease reliability.

There are major overhauls to energy policy being proposed in both the Michigan House of Representatives and the Michigan Senate. The focus of SBAM’s energy policy is on the reliability and affordability of electric and gas services that our members rely on to operate.

The apparent goal of the proposed legislation is to eliminate carbon emissions. SBAM does not oppose such efforts, so long as they do not reduce reliability or increase the costs of electricity used by small businesses. Legislative proposals in both the House and the Senate would likely do both. We urge an approach that balances carbon emission reduction goals against cost and reliability factors and ask that regulations not rely on technologies not yet available.

We have put together a Call to Action, so you can tell your Senator to support an energy policy that prioritizes the needs of small businesses.