This article from the Oakland Business Review (via mlive.com) has some good details about the legislation our lawmakers approved this past week. It is a start, but I don’t think it is enough.

Question: why is there going to be a premium of $3 per month for consumers that want to have green energy provided to their home? I know it requires a lot of rethinking and retooling, and I also know that we (the consumers) are going to end up paying for it. But the energy companies have a lot to gain from embracing green energy and bringing it to the masses. Publicity and relevance in the short term, but profits in the long term.

This just about sums it up for me:

The American Wind Energy Association called the legislation “more of a snooze button than it is a jobs-jolt package” and said it broadly defines renewable energy to include things like energy efficiency and municipal solid-waste generation.

“You add up all that and there’s no need to build any new renewable generation period,” said Hans Detweiler, manager of state legislation for the Washington-based trade group.

At least it is a start. We can build from here.