Michigan Releases Policy Roadmap for Efficient and All-Electric Homes

On March 6, 2026, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) published Clean, Safe, and Affordable: A Policy Roadmap for Efficient and All-Electric Homes in Michigan. The roadmap was co-authored by the Institute for Energy Innovation, Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council, and 5 Lakes Energy and provides recommendations for policymakers to bolster statewide residential energy efficiency and electrification in accordance with economy-wide carbon neutrality goals directed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer's Executive Directive 2020-10 and outlined in EGLE's Michigan Healthy Climate Plan.

According to the report's findings, the implementation of its suggested energy efficiency and electrification policies could (1) eliminate residential building sector greenhouse gas emissions, (2) create over 160,000 direct and indirect jobs, (3) avoid nearly 39,000 asthma attacks and over 2,800 premature deaths, and (4) provide significant customer bill savings when improved electric rate design is paired with building envelope upgrades. To achieve these policy outcomes, the report offers a comprehensive set of executive, regulatory, and legislative recommendations that span across a host of topics like residential heat pump adoption goals, updated building codes, expanded financing tools, improved electric rate design, workforce development strategies, coordinated utility programs, and more.

Julie Staveland, Assistant Director of EGLE's Materials Management Division, spoke to the key role that the roadmap plays in supporting households across the state: "Michigan is already putting this vision into action through programs like MiHER. This roadmap ensures we don't stop there. It provides a clear path to scale energy efficiency and electrification across all homes in Michigan - lowering costs for families while protecting public health and the climate."

To stay up to date on EGLE's progress on roadmap objectives, visit their website here. For more information on the Michigan Home Energy Rebates program (MiHER), which will serve as a cornerstone for the roadmap's goals to incentivize residential energy efficiency and electrification, visit the MiHER website here.