Viewing Grant Proposal: Lansing Board of Water and Light Battery Storage and Solar Power

I support this project. The stated goal of the EIED grant program is to develop low carbon energy infrastructure, and the MI Healthy Climate Plan calls for Michigan to reach carbon neutrality by 2050, with a prioritization on actions that will provide the most rapid gains in GHG reductions. Additionally, many local governments here in Michigan have set even more ambitious goals that will help move our state to carbon neutrality in an equitable manner. But achieving these goals can be difficult for these local governments and other similar entities as they do not have the financial resources that are available to larger entities, such as large corporations that report profits in the hundreds of millions of dollars annually. Therefore, funds from this grant should go towards projects like this one. Through this project, Lansing will be able to significantly reduce their carbon emissions through battery storage and solar power. This is something greatly needed, especially given the ice storms and power outages of the past week, and will also help others as a case study for what they can do to improve their own operations. This is perfectly in line with the stated goal of the EIED grant program, and thus should strongly be considered for funding.

I am strongly in support of this proposal. Both state and local governments have set ambitious goals for carbon neutrality, but achieving these goals can be difficult for many local governments due to a lack of financial resources – whereas large corporations that report profits of hundreds of millions of dollars should already have the funding for this work. Therefore, I strongly believe that funds from this grant program, the goal of which is to develop low carbon energy infrastructure, should go towards projects like this one. Funding this project would provide financial support to Lansing in achieving their own plans for low carbon infrastructure. This will lead to deeper and more equitable emissions reductions than will many of the other proposals up for comment.

I am in strong support of this project. With EIED grant program funding, the Lansing Board of Water and Light would be able to greatly reduce carbon emissions by installing renewable energy. This aligns with the stated goal of the EIED grant program to develop low-carbon infrastructure. Therefore, this project should be strongly considered for funding.

This is an example of a utility looking for additional funds to build new, legitimate renewable energy for their community. I would support this proposal.

I support this project. The stated goal of the EIED grant program is to develop low carbon energy infrastructure, and the MI Healthy Climate Plan calls for Michigan to reach carbon neutrality by 2050, with a prioritization on actions that will provide the most rapid gains in GHG reductions. Additionally, many local governments here in Michigan have set even more ambitious goals that will help move our state to carbon neutrality in an equitable manner. But achieving these goals can be difficult for these local governments and other similar entities as they do not have the financial resources that are available to larger entities, such as large corporations that report profits in the hundreds of millions of dollars annually. Therefore, funds from this grant should go towards projects like this one. Through this project, Lansing Board of Power and Light will be able to significantly reduce their carbon emissions by installing renewable energy. This is perfectly in line with the stated goal of the EIED grant program, and thus should strongly be considered for funding.

I am very supportive of this project. Increasing renewable energy production and battery storage systems both reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase community resilience during grid outages. This is directly inline with the goals of the EIED Grant program and should be considered for funding support.