Michigan manufacturers are moving ahead with plans to step into the alternative energy industry in a big way – something that could retain existing jobs and create thousands more. Experts say wind and solar are the two biggest contenders in the state.
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Whether for environmental or economic reasons, the country and the state have paid a lot of attention to alternative energy in the past few years.
A recent study conducted by professors from the University of California-Berkeley, the University of Illinois and Yale University, said adopting comprehensive clean-energy and climate-protection legislation, like the American Clean Energy and Security Act, could create as many as 1.9 million jobs nationwide and between 37,000 and 42,000 in Michigan.
The study, “Clean Energy and Climate Policy for U.S. Growth and Job Creation,” reported a likely growth in real GDP and average real household income, as well.
Birgit Klohs, president and CEO of The Right Place Inc. in Grand Rapids, said Michigan definitely will see job creation from the alternative-energy industry, but maybe some types more than others.
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