2019 Update

Michigan Clean Energy Business Supply Chain: Good for Manufacturing Jobs, Good for Economic Growth, and Good for Our Environment ’s Clean Chain

Report Findings At A Glance: The Environmental Law & Policy Center identified 316 companies in that are engaged in the clean energy industry supply chain. Many of these companies serve both the wind and solar industries, and many companies perform multiple roles as part of the interconnected clean energy economy. The numbers below incorporate that overlap of services.

249 Michigan companies are engaged in the solar energy industry supply chain

137 Michigan companies are engaged in the wind energy industry supply chain

Michigan clean energy businesses play a wide range of roles in the supply chain including:

152 Manufacturers that build or assemble clean energy equipment or key components for solar energy, , and/or energy storage.

103 Contractors/Installers that install, maintain, or repair clean energy equipment and physical systems.

170 Professional Services/Other that provide essential professional services to support clean energy deployment, including design, finance, legal, insurance, tax, communications, and marketing; also includes alternative retail electric suppliers.

Smart policies, technological innovations, and declining costs have accelerated Michigan’s robust clean energy economy. To ensure continued growth in the renewable energy sector, Michigan should: 1. Pass legislation and adopt regulatory standards to accelerate distributed solar projects, including rooftop and community solar installations, by providing fair compensation from electric utilities and other incentives. 2. Require electric utilities to fully and fairly consider clean energy resources, such as solar, storage, wind, and energy efficiency, when developing their long-term plans to meet future electricity demands. 3. Adopt standards to support renewable energy projects that suit community needs, including shared solar, low-income solar, and integration with other land uses like agriculture, pollinator plants, and water quality buffers. Table of Contents

Michigan’s Clean Energy Economy ...... 1 Clean Energy Policy Landscape ...... 2 Recommendations & Next Steps ...... 5 Clean Energy Sector Spotlights ...... 10 Solar Energy ...... 11 Wind Energy ...... 15 2019 Michigan Clean Energy Business Directory ...... 19

Authors Margrethe Kearney, Angel Rodriguez, Policy Intern Senior Attorney Ariel Salmon, Policy Intern Lena Reynolds, Samantha VanDyke, Policy Intern Communications Writer Meghan Ward, Communications Intern Lucas Stephens, Nora Zacharski, Communications Intern Senior Research Analyst Designer Contributors Steve Connell, Steve Connell Graphics Paul Dailing, Media Relations Specialist Data providers Brad Klein, American Wind Energy Association Senior Attorney Energy Sage Howard Learner, The Michigan Department of Licensing and President & Executive Director Regulatory Affairs Mary McClelland, Momentum Technologies LLC Director of Communications The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Interns Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Isabel Abbott, Policy Intern Solar Energy Industries Association Margaret Allen, Policy Intern Solar Reviews Jack Jordan, Policy Intern Isa Kaminsky, Policy Intern The National Renewable Energy Laboratory Tatiana Krzesicki, Policy Intern U.S. Geological Survey

© November 2019. All rights reserved. Full reproduction permitted. This report is available at ELPC.org. ELPC requests acknowledgement, in print, on any information or excerpts reproduced in another publication. Important: The information contained in this document is for general guidance only, and with the understanding that ELPC is not providing any specific legal, accounting, tax, or other professional advice.

Front cover photo credits: Solar Up, Hancock. Peninsula Solar, Marquette. Heritage Sustainable Energy, Traverse City. J. Ranck Electric, Mount Pleasant. Back cover credits: J. Ranck Electric, Mount Pleasant, Heritage Sustainable Energy, Traverse City. Harvest Solar, Jackson. Michigan’s Clean Energy Economy Smart energy policies and economic development are making Michigan a hub in the growing clean energy economy. This report highlights 316 local companies that are accelerating solar energy and wind power in Michigan. The growing clean energy economy encompasses opportunities to Michigan companies while helping companies and communities of many types across to reduce pollution. Communities of all sorts – rural, Michigan. In this report, we focus on wind and solar suburban, and urban – benefit when local businesses power in particular. We recognize that Michigan’s supply growing clean energy markets, and we all clean energy economy also includes jobs in energy benefit from better environmental quality and public storage, geothermal energy, hydroelectric power, health. According to Clean Jobs Midwest, wind and energy efficiency, and many other related industries solar businesses employ more than 9,500 renewable and services. Many companies perform multiple roles energy workers in Michigan. to support both the wind and solar energy industries as part of the interconnected clean energy economy. Michigan can and should be a leader in advancing the Midwest’s clean energy economy. State government Clean energy supply chain businesses include: is actively accelerating new and existing policies to • Manufacturers: Companies that build or assemble promote renewable energy deployment. Consumers clean energy equipment or key components for Energy, Michigan’s second largest utility, is moving solar and wind energy industries. forward with a plan to build 5,000 megawatts (MW) • Developers/Designers/Contractors/Installers: of solar by 2030. Municipalities, businesses, and Companies that initiate, design, or coordinate universities are pledging to power their operations clean energy projects, including architectural and using clean, renewable energy. As the public engineering design and technical consultants. They commitment to renewable energy grows, Michigan install, maintain, or repair clean energy equipment can maximize its benefits by supporting projects and physical systems. located within the state. • Professional Services/Other: Companies that provide essential professional services to support Michigan’s policymakers should guide the state clean energy deployment, including design, in transitioning from old coal plants to more new finance, legal, insurance, tax, communications, renewable energy technologies. State leaders have and marketing. recently taken some initial steps to strengthen clean energy growth, but more work needs to be done. Wind and solar energy businesses are located in all 14 Michigan’s clean energy economy will benefit from Congressional districts, in all 38 State Senate districts, a robust and stable policy framework to accelerate and in 91 of the 110 State House districts. New clean solar power, energy storage, and wind power energy technologies and services provide growth resources.

Hemlock Semiconductor, Hemlock

1 Clean Energy Policy Landscape Strong supportive federal and state policies are vital to encouraging investment in renewable energy industries. Michigan is poised to become a clean energy leader, thereby creating jobs, economic growth, and environmental benefits. Michigan’s Renewable Energy History Michigan has a long history of innovation, helping costs are calculated under the Public Utility to drive the region’s economic growth through Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA), which resulted in manufacturing and invention in the 19th and 20th thousands of MWs of solar energy projects in utility centuries. One of the world’s first hydroelectric interconnection queues. This growth demonstrates power plants began operation in 1880 in Grand the economic viability of solar energy in Michigan, Rapids, running 16 streetlamps from the Wolverine and it encouraged Consumers Energy to propose its Chair and Furniture Company’s water turbine. Many own plan for developing 5,000 MW of solar projects hydroelectric projects followed across the state. by 2030. Wind and solar power have grown rapidly since the start of the 21st century. The state’s first renewable Michigan’s Policies & Programs portfolio standard (RPS) passed in 2008, requiring Strong, modern renewable energy policies should utilities to obtain 10% of their electricity from reflect technological innovation and help remove renewable energy resources by 2015. This first RPS regulatory barriers to accelerate renewable energy resulted in 1,500 MW of new renewable energy in development. Michigan. Renewable Electricity Standard Michigan’s clean energy economy received a The Renewable Electricity Standard, also known as boost from legislation passed in 2016. Public Act the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS), requires that 432 improved the state’s RPS from 10% to 15% a minimum percentage of the utilities’ energy supply and added an aspirational target of 35%. The be provided by clean renewable resources like wind 2016 energy legislation also created an Integrated and solar. Michigan’s RPS requires electric providers Resource Planning (IRP) process, which can level to achieve a retail electricity supply portfolio that the playing field for clean-energy alternatives at a increases from 10% in 2015 to 15% in 2021. There utility scale. In 2016, the Michigan Public Service is an interim compliance requirement of 12.5% in Commission also updated the way that avoided 2019 and 2020.

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2 Integrated Resource Planning The Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) process requires should result in almost 600 MW of independent utilities to develop a long-term generation resource solar projects over the next several years. While the plan to cover the next 20 years. Investing in renewable full impact of PURPA implementation in Michigan energy resources makes sense as the technologies remains uncertain, the initial cases at the Public continue to improve and costs decline. These favorable Service Commission demonstrated the economic economic conditions are pushing utilities beyond viability of renewable energy projects in Michigan. the RPS mandate. For example, Consumers Energy’s recently approved IRP puts the company at 42% Distributed Generation Tariff (formerly Net Metering) renewable by 2040, far beyond the 15% Michigan’s In 2016, the new Distributed Generation Tariff RPS will require. Over the next 10 years, Consumers (DG Tariff) replaced Michigan’s retail net metering Energy will purchase 5,000 MW of new solar through program. Net metering allows customers who a competitive bidding process, with half of the projects generate their own renewable electricity to receive owned by third parties. This creates jobs, diversifies the a bill credit for selling their excess back to the grid. energy supply, and saves consumers money. Under the first new DG Tariff, however, Michigan customers will receive less than the full retail rate for Community Solar and “Voluntary Green Pricing” excess power they generate and send to the grid. The Programs Public Service Commission staff concluded that an Michigan utilities have developed a few small inflow-outflow model would most effectively reflect community solar pilot projects over the past several equitable cost of service, but the program design years, but there is no statewide community solar and implementation need improvement in order program. Community solar or “shared solar” projects to provide full and fair compensation for DG Tariff allow multiple electric consumers to own or subscribe customers. to a share of a solar energy project and receive credit for the output. Michigan law also requires all electric Interconnection Standards utilities to offer customers the opportunity to participate Michigan law requires standardized legal and in new “green pricing” programs to access higher levels technical requirements for customers proposing to of renewable energy. That includes rate-regulated interconnect new distributed generation projects utilities, municipally-owned utilities, cooperatives, and to the grid. Michigan’s existing interconnection alternative electric suppliers. Green pricing participants standards, however, are more than 10 years old both cover the costs and accrue the benefits of these and are now outdated. The Michigan Public Service voluntary programs, and utilities have a large degree Commission has proposed new interconnection of flexibility in structuring their offerings. Michigan’s standards that, if adopted, will streamline the process programs allow third-party ownership, community for new projects going forward. solar, and low-income customer components. While the two largest utilities have begun to implement Energy Storage and Distribution System Planning programs, there is ample room to make these programs New technologies like batteries, smart thermostats, more affordable, transparent, and customer-driven. and rooftop solar energy installations can all play an important role in modernizing the electric grid Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act Incentives and can defer the need for costly investments in Michigan’s implementation of the federal Public Utility the utility distribution system. The Michigan Public Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA), with more appropriate Service Commission has directed utilities to develop avoided cost measures, facilitates solar energy project and submit five-year distribution investment and development. Utilities have resisted development of maintenance plans in order to better provide an independent PURPA projects, although Consumers effective and resilient system of distributed electricity Energy recently signed a settlement agreement that generation for the future.

3 Property Assessed Clean Energy Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing for tax purposes, providing much-needed clarity for uses the local government’s taxing authority to enable the solar industry and Michigan customers. Governor property owners to better finance energy efficiency Whitmer signed the bill into law in November 2019. and renewable energy projects. Participants can spread the project cost of a project over 15 to 25 Farm-Friendly Solar years by payments as part of their property tax bills. The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Thus far, 25 counties and 17 cities and townships Rural Development announced a new policy in Michigan have implemented PACE financing allowing commercial solar energy development programs. on 3.4 million acres of land currently enrolled in Michigan’s Farmland and Open Space Preservation Taxation Program (PA 116). This new policy removes Property tax exemptions for small-scale alternative obstacles for solar developers by no longer energy systems expired in 2013 after 10 years on requiring landowners enrolled in PA 116 to repay the books. For several years, small solar installations tax credits taken before the property was used to were treated as real property in some taxing districts, generate solar energy. Landowners must comply thereby increasing property owners’ tax bills. The with the Department’s regulations and the land Michigan Legislature recently passed a new law to must be returned to agricultural uses at the end of see that rooftop solar is not treated as real property the solar agreement.

Federal Tax Credits In December 2016, Congress passed multi-year extensions of three renewable energy tax credits that provide predictability for developers and are important to progress in Michigan. Advocates are pursuing routes to further extend these tax credits to ensure supply chain growth does not falter. Production Tax Credit (PTC). Prior to 2017, the PTC provided a credit of 2.3 cents per kilowatt-hour for wind power projects. The funds are paid over time as the wind project produces electricity. PTC funds ramped down between 2017 and 2019, so this option will no longer available to developers, but it has provided critical foundational funding for the early years. Investment Tax Credit (ITC). In lieu of the PTC, the ITC offers an immediate tax credit equal to 30% of the expenditures for solar energy and small wind energy projects. This tax credit is received as soon as the solar project starts operation. The credit ramps down to 26% in 2020 and 22% in 2021. Thereafter, the credit will decrease to 10%. Residential Renewable Energy Tax Credit. Homeowners can receive a personal income tax credit for up to 30% of the cost of a solar thermal or photovoltaic system (100 kW or less) installed on their residence. This credit decreases to 26% in 2020, 22% in 2021, and then expires.

Rural Energy for America Program efficiency improvements. It also funds an energy The Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) is audit and technical assistance program. The 2018 a federal Farm Bill program that drives renewable Farm Bill once again demonstrated that REAP enjoys energy and energy efficiency investments in strong bipartisan support. To date, Michigan’s farmers Michigan and nationally. REAP provides competitive and rural small businesses have received over $16 grants and loan guarantees to agricultural producers million in REAP grants, about $1.6 million worth of and rural small businesses to cost-share purchase loan guarantees, leveraging nearly $65 million in of renewable energy systems and to make energy private investment.

4 Recommendations & Next Steps

This report shows that Michigan businesses and workers have already benefited from clean energy growth. Strong targeted policy actions will help accelerate Michigan’s progress into a clean energy future. The following policy recommendations provide a strategic approach for Michigan to promote cleaner, forward-looking technologies.

J. Ranck Electric, Mount Pleasant Open Clean Energy Markets Fuel the Growth of Michigan’s Clean Administrative hurdles, regulatory barriers, and Energy Economy unnecessary costs prevent many Michiganders from Michigan has great unrealized potential to develop investing in renewable energy. Opening up markets more in-state renewable energy capacity, boosting sparks entrepreneurship and business growth. its clean energy economy.

• Fix the Distributed Generation Tariff. • Support Comprehensive Integrated Michigan’s new DG Tariff was designed to replace Resource Planning. net metering in the state, but customers now receive Some Michigan utilities are still relying on old less than full retail rate for excess power sent to the ways of thinking and outdated dirty fossil fuels. grid. If solar energy is not properly valued, that will The PSC should require utilities to fully and fairly constrain growth of jobs and this market into the consider renewable energy as a viable option to future. The Public Service Commission (PSC) should support the state’s energy needs into the future. redesign the DG Tariff so that it doesn’t constrain renewable energy growth and development. • Update the Renewable Electricity Standard. Michigan updated its RPS in 2016 with the new • Update Interconnection Standards. goal of reaching 15% renewable energy by Michigan’s standards for connecting distributed 2021. While this is an improvement, it could be generation to the grid are outdated, leading better updated to match neighboring states such to unnecessary costs and delays for project as Illinois and Minnesota, which are working to developers. The PSC should complete the proposed reach at least 25% renewable energy by 2025. new interconnection standards to streamline the This longer-term, more ambitious RPS can help process for new projects going forward. spur strong growth in Michigan as well.

5 Renewable Energy for All With the right policies, everyone can join the growing fossil fuel combustion pollution; they should have green energy economy. Tumbling prices are making it the opportunity to be part of the solution. even more accessible to invest in clean energy across Michigan. • Integrate Renewable Energy with Other Land Uses. • Make Community Solar Accessible. With no statewide policy on siting renewable energy Michigan utilities have developed a few small resources, Michigan has begun to see some local community solar pilot projects, but Michigan discussions around how to best integrate renewable lacks a statewide, competitive community solar energy projects into existing or planned land uses. program. The legislature should adopt a new Many cities, such as Grand Rapids, are working to statewide community solar program to ensure become more “solar friendly,” but uncertainty and renewable energy access for all, including those inconsistency in zoning regulations and a patchwork living in Michigan’s lower-income communities. In of local authorities can present challenges for the meantime, the PSC should encourage utilities developing solar projects. Statewide incentives to offer community solar access through their through a Brownfield Redevelopment program voluntary green pricing programs. could help direct development to underutilized sites, demonstrating the value of renewable energy • Support Access to Wind Power and Solar Energy development in rejuvenating contaminated and for Low-Income Populations. blighted properties. Michigan should also consider Renewable energy provides stable costs, because setting standards for “pollinator-friendly” or “farm- customers do not have to pay for imported fuels friendly” solar projects to promote compatible amid volatile international markets. Low-income land use, environmental benefits, and community populations tend to bear more health burdens from acceptance.

J. Ranck Electric, Mount Pleasant

6 Michigan Wind Energy & Solar Energy Companies (U.S. Congressional Districts)

ELPC identified wind & solar energy companies in all 14 congressional districts.

Clean Energy Sector

Solar

Wind

Multiple

The energy market changes quickly, but this research is as accurate as we could reasonably ascertain as of July 2019

7 Michigan Wind Energy & Solar Energy Companies (State House Districts)

ELPC identified wind & solar energy companies in 91 of the 110 State House districts.

Clean Energy Sector

Solar

Wind

Multiple

The energy market changes quickly, but this research is as accurate as we could reasonably ascertain as of July 2019

8 Detroit & Grand Rapids Wind Energy & Solar Energy Companies (State House Districts)

Detroit Detroit & Grand Rapids are hubs for clean energy in Michigan.

Grand Rapids

Clean Energy Sector

Solar

Wind

Multiple

The energy market changes quickly, but this research is as accurate as we could reasonably ascertain as of July 2019

9 Clean Energy Sector Spotlights: Solar Energy

The Environmental Law & Policy Center identified when it went into operation in 2018. As developers 249 businesses that participate in Michigan’s solar move into larger-scale projects, communication energy supply chain. These companies are engaged with residents and local government is proving in projects of every size, ranging from small important. Ranger Power is now planning a 149 residential installations to utility-scale projects. MW project in Sheridan Township, scheduled for Small businesses have always been central to the completion in late 2020. About two-thirds of the Michigan economy, and they are also helping to output from the project was acquired by Consumers bring renewable energy to communities across the Energy through a competitive bidding process. state. Some companies manufacture parts, while others provide design, installation, financing, and/ The growing Michigan solar energy industry creates or repair services. According to Clean Jobs Midwest, jobs. Michigan’s educational institutions offer the solar industry employs more than 5,000 workers opportunities for students interested in solar energy. in Michigan. For example, Macomb Community College offers a specialty certificate in Renewable Energy designed Updated avoided cost tariffs resulted in thousands of to complement an associate degree program. MW of solar projects in the utility interconnection Muskegon Community College offers a Wind & queues. The Lansing Board of Water & Light’s 24 Solar Certificate focusing on installing clean energy MW Delta Solar Project was the largest single-axis generation equipment designed for use in residential tracker, third-party owned solar project in Michigan and light commercial environments.

Turtle Island Solar, Cassopolis

10 SOLAR ENERGY COMPANY PROFILES

Hemlock Semiconductor, Hemlock Hemlock Semiconductor is one of the world’s largest producers of polysilicon, a fundamental material for solar panels, in addition to computers and cell phones. The company was founded in 1961 as an electronics supplier. It has since grown to employ about 1,500 workers at a large manufacturing facility and corporate office in Hemlock, Michigan.

There are only a few suppliers of semiconductor- grade silicon in the world, so Hemlock estimates that it produces 1/3 of all electronic chips in the world. The company’s solar-grade polysilicon is used to make mono- and multi-crystalline ingots and wafers for solar panels and arrays, producing “Whether it’s the iPhone in your pocket, the computer enough for about 5 GW of solar each year, or on your desk, or the solar powering the electricity on roughly 16 million solar panels. The company’s your house, all of it is built on Hemlock’s polysilicon. interest in solar technology was originally market It’s a really exciting story for our community in driven. “We saw more and more demand for Michigan that we get to supply the world-wide market solar polysilicon starting in the early 2000s, and for all of those products, and we get to be the refinery really have expanded our business substantially in of the 21st century moving forward.” – Phil Rausch, Michigan, just to meet the worldwide demand,” Business Development Manager said Rausch.

Michigan Solar Solutions, Wixom

Michigan Solar Solutions offers a variety of solar services, including solar electric design, procurement, and installation. Founded in 2007, the company currently has 35 employees and three offices throughout Michigan in Riverdale, Wixom, and Grand Rapids.

Michigan Solar Solutions is currently working on several upcoming projects: for example, a 195 kW array on an old Jeep plant, a 110 kW array on a veterinarian’s office, and three arrays on hotels, each around 95 kW. They are also looking forward to the possibility of tapping into the state’s many large manufacturing companies as solar resources. “Electricity is a national security issue. Our current grid Because of the steep fall in solar prices, Michigan is our Achilles heel, it’s our weakest point. Generating Solar Solutions will soon be able to install large solar energy domestically is the best way to ensure a arrays on top of manufacturing facilities, which have safe and healthy future for the United States.” the potential to provide much more electricity than – Mark Hagerty, Founder the company’s typical arrays.

11 Harvest Solar, Jackson 50 employees. Established in 2006, Harvest Solar manufactures, sells, installs, and services solar projects for residential, commercial, and utility applications.

Manufacturing is housed in their Jackson location, where Harvest provides full-service fabrication, assembly, powder coating, and packaging. This manufacturing capacity supports local companies in renewable energy and other industries, but many products go directly into Harvest installations, “At Harvest Solar we place our customers at the such as their solar racking systems. Harvest Solar heart of what we do, investing in the communities, is proud of the recent 2.2 MW Heritage Project in and creating local jobs.” – Erin Stewart, Marketing Traverse City, which took significant coordination Coordinator between various stakeholders to get going. This new utility project will help Traverse City reach Harvest Solar is a Michigan-based, full-service their goal of using all renewable energy to power Midwest provider of solar energy systems with about the municipality by 2020. Peninsula Solar, Marquette “Solar benefits a triple bottom line: It is generally something that is good for individual people, it can lower costs for homeowners and businesses, and it is environmentally responsible.” – Ian Olmsted, Founder

Peninsula Solar offers photovoltaic panel installation and energy solutions throughout Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and beyond. Founded in 2011, the company today has seven employees and completes about 50 installations per year. sufficiency and resilience to their clients. Peninsula Solar’s community impact and visibility is reflected By offering energy storage solutions like batteries, the in the company’s installation of rooftop solar panels Peninsula team can help customers store solar energy on the Arts Tavern in Glen Arbor and in the Old Art for use when the sun is not shining, bringing self- Building in Leland

Helios Solar, Kalamazoo Helios Solar is a panel development and installation company. Founded in 2009, the company mainly works on projects within 50 miles of Kalamazoo. Helios Solar expects to complete 20 installations this year with capacities of 150 kW or less. Helios undertook Michigan’s only landfill solar installation in 2008 in Eaton Rapids, converting the city’s old landfill into a 535 kW solar energy facility that “We got into the solar business to make the world now helps power municipal utilities. a better place. We all had other options – I’m an attorney, my son and my partner are electrical engineers, but we wanted to do this.” – Samuel Fields, Chief Financial Officer

12 Michigan Solar Energy Companies (State House Districts)

ELPC identified 249 solar companies statewide.

The energy market changes quickly, but this research is as accurate as we could reasonably ascertain as of July 2019

13 Detroit & Grand Rapids Solar Energy Companies (State House Districts)

Detroit

Solar energy companies employ over 5,000 workers in Michigan, from small towns to big cities.

Grand Rapids

SOLAR

The energy market changes quickly, but this research is as accurate as we could reasonably ascertain as of July 2019

14 Clean Energy Sector Spotlights: Wind Energy

The Environmental Law & Policy Center identified while contractors handle installation 137 businesses engaged in the wind energy industry and support. Repair and remanufacturing keep in Michigan. According to Clean Jobs Midwest, Midwestern wind farms in peak condition over time. businesses in wind energy employ more than 4,500 workers in Michigan. Wind power continues to be the primary source of alternative energy in Michigan. While most wind These companies span a wide range of business development has taken place in area, activities and functions. Project developers identify there are other areas of Michigan that are also viable site locations and coordinate project design highly rated for wind resources and utility scale and business models for utility-scale and smaller wind development. For example, ’s new Pine installations. Michigan businesses are producing River 160 MW wind park recently began operation many parts that go into assembling a wind turbine, in Gratiot and Isabella Counties.

15 WIND ENERGY COMPANY PROFILES

PSI Repair Services, Inc, Livonia

PSI Repair Services, Inc. provides repair services for wind turbines across the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and some parts of Europe. Founded in 1967, the company began servicing wind turbines in 2008 when they realized the need for an independent repair service provider. Wind energy has since become a significant part of the company’s business profile. PSI often provides repair services to utilities, ensuring larger electricity companies can remain reliable.

PSI predominantly repairs pitch and yaw systems in wind turbines, which are needed to adjust the Wind is important to our company, because it turbine to different wind directions and speeds. has had a significant contribution to our overall While PSI continues to provide maintenance revenue growth. Recently we surpassed 40,000 wind services for other industries, getting into the wind component repairs shipped over the last 10 or so industry has expanded the company’s business years.” – John Greulich, Director of Sales opportunities.

SES Flexcharge (Seelye Equipment Specialists), Charlevoix

SES Flexcharge manufactures the power controllers that make solar and wind energy possible. Using a patented charging algorithm, their controllers maintain battery voltage peaks to prevent voltage peaks from ruining an energy system’s batteries. The company began in 1967 and transitioned to manufacturing power controllers in 1985, as the alternative energy market began to take off. SES Flexcharge is a family-owned, family-run business that sells its patented controllers around the world.

The company’s controllers are valuable tools for alternative energy systems because they ensure that 99.8% of the electricity generated by wind I guess that near 70% of the projects in Antarctica run and solar installations gets to the battery. Seelye on our controllers. For quite a while we also had some says customers have been using them in personal light beacons that used our controllers at the base of installations in their homes, boats, and a variety of the Hoover Dam. It’s hard to put a number to where other uses. Flexcharge controllers are popular on our products are because they’re just everywhere.” open-ocean sailing vessels using wind and solar – Don Seelye, Owner power for clean, efficient, and dependable energy.

16 Michigan Wind Energy Companies (State House Districts)

ELPC identified 137 wind companies statewide.

The energy market changes quickly, but this research is as accurate as we could reasonably ascertain as of July 2019

17 Detroit & Grand Rapids Wind Energy Companies (State House Districts)

Detroit

Wind energy companies employ over 4,500 workers in Michigan, from small towns to big cities.

Grand Rapids

WIND

The energy market changes quickly, but this research is as accurate as we could reasonably ascertain as of July 2019

18 Michigan Clean Energy Business Directory CLEAN ENERGY SECTOR COMPANY FUNCTION CONTRACTOR/ INSTALLER WIND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES/OTHER MANUFACTURER SOLAR MI HOUSE DISTRICT MI SENATE DISTRICT MI SENATE CITY COMPANY NAME US CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Adrian Wacker Chemical Corporation X X 7 17 57 Albion Patriot Solar Group X X 3 19 62 Almont Innovation Electric X X 10 31 82 Ann Arbor ArborWind X X 12 18 55 Ann Arbor Archiopolis Architects X X 12 18 53 Ann Arbor Arsenal Venture Partners X X 12 18 55 Ann Arbor Homeland Builders of Michigan X X X 12 22 52 Ann Arbor Homeland Solar X X X 12 22 52 Ann Arbor Howard and Howard X X 12 18 53 Ann Arbor LNA Solutions X X X 12 18 53 Ann Arbor Michigan Aerospace Corporation X X 12 18 55 Ann Arbor NSK Corporation X X 12 18 55 Ann Arbor Phoenix Environmental X X X X 12 18 55 Ann Arbor Preissner Engineering and Consulting X X 7 22 52 Ann Arbor Renovo Power Systems X X 12 18 55 Ann Arbor Shepherd Advisors X X 12 18 55 Ann Arbor SUR Energy X X 12 18 53 Auburn Dow Corning Corporation X X X 5 31 98 Auburn Hills Fata Automation X X X X 11 12 29 Auburn Hills Guardian Industries X X 11 12 29 Auburn Hills Legend Valve X X X X 11 12 29 Auburn Hills Corporation X X 11 12 29 Auburn Hills Uni-Solar - United Solar Ovonic X X 11 12 29 Battle Creek Cosma International X X 3 19 62 Battle Creek Digital Highway Inc. X X X 3 19 62 Battle Creek Toda America X X 3 19 62 Bay City B's Electric X X X 5 31 96 Bay City Gougeon Brothers X X 5 31 96 Bay City Kerkau Manufacturing X X 5 31 96 Bay City Mersen USA BN Corporation X X 5 31 96 Bear Lake Q Cells X X 1 35 101 Belding Robroy Enclosures X X 3 19 86 Belleville Ricardo Inc. X X 12 6 12 Belleville Sumpter Solar Services LLC X X X 12 6 17 Berkley Strategic Energy Solutions X X 9 13 27 Beulah J.D. Stratton Electric X X X 1 35 101 Bingham Farms Power Distribution Inc. X X 9 12 35 Bloomfield Hills The Interactive House X X 9 12 35 Bloomfield Hills Van Acker Associates X X X 11 13 40 Boyne City Industrial Magnetics X X 1 37 105 Breckenridge Invenergy X X X 4 33 93 Brighton CGE Energy X X X X X 8 22 42 Brighton Fronius USA X X X 8 22 42 Brighton Nikon Metrology X X 8 22 42 Brighton The Green Panel X X 8 22 42 Bruce Township Rauhorn Electric, Inc. X X X 10 8 36 Buchanan Bosch Rexroth X X X 6 21 78 Burton Adaptive Manufacturing Solutions X X X 5 27 50 Byron Center Heavy Haul X X 3 28 77 Caledonia Non-Destructive Testing Group X X 3 29 86 Canton Lotus International X X 11 7 20 Canton Mechanical Energy Systems X X 11 7 21 Canton Yazaki North America X X 11 7 20 CLEAN ENERGY SECTOR COMPANY FUNCTION

19 CLEAN ENERGY SECTOR COMPANY FUNCTION CONTRACTOR/ INSTALLER WIND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES/OTHER MANUFACTURER SOLAR MI HOUSE DISTRICT MI SENATE DISTRICT MI SENATE CITY COMPANY NAME US CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Cassopolis K&M Machine Fabricating X X 6 21 59 Cassopolis Turtle Island Solar X X 6 21 59 Charlevoix SES-Flexcharge X X 1 37 105 Charlotte Miars Electric X X 7 24 71 Chelsea Renewable Energy Solutions, LLC X X 7 22 52 Chesterfield POWERHOME Solar X X X 10 8 32 Clare Advanced Battery Concepts X X X 4 33 97 Clinton MTM Scientific X X 7 17 57 Clinton Township Excel Industrial Electronics X X X 9 10 24 Coldwater H.C. Stark X X X 7 16 58 Commerce Charter Township Solar King X X X 11 15 39 Commerce Charter Township Three M Tool X X 11 15 39 Comstock Park Williams Form Engineering X X 3 28 74 Coopersville Agathon Solar X X X 2 30 88 Copemish Contractors Building Supply (CBS), Inc. X X 1 35 101 Davisburg Automation & Modular Components, Inc. X X 8 14 44 Davison Solar Sales of Michigan (Salvatore Contracting) X X 5 14 51 Davison Sunsiaray, Inc. X X 10 31 82 Dearborn Kearns Brothers X X 12 3 15 Detroit Amphenol Industries X X X 14 1 6 Detroit DTE Energy X X X 13 1 6 Detroit X X X 14 1 6 Detroit Ghafari Associates X X X 14 1 6 Detroit Greenlancer Energy X X 14 1 6 Detroit Lean and Green Michigan X X 13 1 6 Detroit Midwest Solar Consultants X X 13 1 4 Detroit Motor City Electric X X X X X 14 1 4 Detroit NexTek Power Systems X X X 13 2 4 Detroit Primrose Alloys X X 14 2 4 Detroit Quaker Chemical Corporation X X 13 3 7 Detroit Schreiner ProTech North America X X 14 1 6 Detroit Strawberry Solar X X X X 13 1 4 Detroit Walbridge X X X 14 1 6 Detroit Walker Miller Energy Services X X X X 13 2 4 Detroit White Construction, Inc. X x x 13 2 4 Dexter K-Space Associates X X 7 22 52 Dexter Sohner Plastics X X 7 22 52 East Grand Rapids Ammen Design X X 3 29 73 East Lansing Huntsman Advanced Materials X X X 8 23 69 East Lansing Scion Plasma X X X 8 23 69 Eastpointe Eco-Green-Energy X X X 9 9 18 Eastpointe Skyline Electrical Contracting X X 9 9 18 Eaton Rapids Dowding Machining X X 7 24 65 Eaton Rapids RLS Energy X X 7 24 71 Eau Claire Hofmann Industries Inc. X X 6 21 78 Elberta Eco-Building Products X X 1 35 101 Ellsworth Paradigm Energy Services, LLC X X 1 37 105 Erie Heidtman Steel Products X X X 7 17 56 Erie Ort Tool & Die Corporation X X X X 7 17 56 Fairgrove NextEra Energy X X X X 10 31 84 Farmington Hills Akebono Corp. X X 14 11 37 Farmington Hills Chola Power X X X 14 11 37 Farmington Hills EMAG X X 14 11 37 CLEAN ENERGY SECTOR COMPANY FUNCTION

20 Michigan Clean Energy Business Directory CLEAN ENERGY SECTOR COMPANY FUNCTION CONTRACTOR/ INSTALLER WIND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES/OTHER MANUFACTURER SOLAR MI HOUSE DISTRICT MI SENATE DISTRICT MI SENATE CITY COMPANY NAME US CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Farmington Hills Nabtesco Motion Control X X 14 11 37 Fenton Creative Foam Corporation X X 5 14 51 Ferndale ZeroBase Energy X X X 9 11 27 Flint American Ecoenergy X X X 5 14 50 Flint Global Energy Innovations X X X 5 27 49 Fowlerville American Chemical Technologies Inc. X X 8 22 47 Grand Haven GTI Power X X 2 30 89 Grand Haven Jan Watercraft Products X X 2 30 89 Grand Ledge ETM Enterprises X X 7 24 71 Grand Rapids Alro Steel Corporation X X X 2 26 72 Grand Rapids Ameresco Solar X X 3 26 72 Grand Rapids Betz Industries X X 2 28 74 Grand Rapids Burke E. Porter Machinery Company X X X X 3 29 76 Grand Rapids Cascade Engineering X X X 3 29 86 Grand Rapids Cascade Renewable Energy X X 3 29 86 Grand Rapids Coffman Electrical Equipment Co. X X X 2 28 77 Grand Rapids Fabory X X 3 29 86 Grand Rapids Franklin Energy X X 2 28 74 Grand Rapids GE Renewable Energy X X X X X 3 29 86 Grand Rapids Lach Diamond x x 2 26 72 Grand Rapids PM Environmental X X X 3 29 75 Grand Rapids Proos Manufacturing X X 3 29 76 Grand Rapids Quality Solar X X 2 28 77 Grand Rapids Solaronna X X 3 29 76 Grand Rapids Weiss Technik X X X 2 26 72 Grandville Harlo Products Corporation X X 2 28 74 Hancock Blue Terra Energy X X 1 38 110 Hancock Solar Up X X 1 38 110 Harper Woods Safety One Electric X X 14 2 1 Harrison Charter Township Enerex X X X X 10 8 24 Harrison Charter Township Hot Watt Solar X X 10 8 24 Hartland Hartland Electric X X X 8 22 47 Hemlock Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation X X 4 32 94 Highland Modern Curved Solutions X X 11 14 44 Holland Genzink Steel X X 2 26 80 Holland Global Battery Solutions X X X 2 30 90 Holland LG Chem X X 2 26 80 Holland Solar Street Lights USA X X 2 30 90 Holland Thermotron X X 6 26 80 Holly GEO-Renew Systems X X 8 14 51 Howell Turbo Spray Midwest X X 8 22 42 Hudsonville ESPEC North America X X X X 2 30 90 Iron Mountain M.J. Electric X X X X 1 38 108 Ithaca Greater Gratiot Development X X X 4 33 93 Jackson Aladdin Electric X X 7 16 65 Jackson Consumers Energy X X X 7 16 65 Jackson Harvest Energy Solutions X X X X 7 16 64 Jackson Miller Tool & Die Company X X X 7 16 64 Kalamazoo Cypress Creek Renewables X X X X 6 20 60 Kalamazoo Eco-Friendly Contracting X X 6 20 61 Kalamazoo Helios Solar X X X X 6 20 60 Kalamazoo Kerwin Electric X X X 6 20 61 Kincheloe Superior Fabrication Company X X 1 37 107 CLEAN ENERGY SECTOR COMPANY FUNCTION

21 CLEAN ENERGY SECTOR COMPANY FUNCTION CONTRACTOR/ INSTALLER WIND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES/OTHER MANUFACTURER SOLAR MI HOUSE DISTRICT MI SENATE DISTRICT MI SENATE CITY COMPANY NAME US CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Kingsford Smith Castings X X 1 38 108 Lake Orion Wind Secure X X X 8 12 46 Lansing Alternative Electric, LLC X X 8 23 68 Lansing Eckhart X X X X 4 24 93 Lansing Evosolar X X 8 23 68 Lansing FD Hayes Electric Company X X X 8 23 68 Lansing Syncreon X X 8 23 69 Lapeer Lapeer Industries X X 10 31 82 Lawrence Four Elements Energy X X X X 6 26 66 Lincoln Park BASF Catalysts X X X 12 4 14 Linwood Cobblestone Homes X X 5 31 98 Livonia A123 Systems X X X 11 7 19 Livonia Advanced Electrolyte Tech X X 11 7 19 Livonia American Ring and Tool Company X X 11 7 19 Livonia Aristeo X X X 11 7 19 Livonia Hooper Corp. X X X 11 7 19 Livonia Ideal Fabricators X X 11 7 19 Livonia Johnson Controls X X X 11 7 19 Livonia PSI Repair Services X X 11 7 19 Livonia Spark Building Energy Solutions X X X 11 7 19 Livonia Tower International X X 11 7 19 Lowell Mackinaw Power X X X X X 3 29 86 Macomb Ascent Aerospace X X 10 10 33 Madison Heights Brasco International X X X X 9 11 26 Madison Heights Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association X X X 9 11 26 Madison Heights Greenwire Systems X X X 9 11 26 Madison Heights Mcnaughton- Mckay Electric Company X X 9 11 26 Madison Heights RLE International X X 9 11 26 Madison Heights Sika AG X X X X 9 11 26 Manistee Dr. Shrink X X 1 35 101 Marlette Muxlow Surveying X X 10 25 83 Marquette Peninsula Solar LLC X X X 1 38 109 Michigan Center ADCO Products X X 7 16 65 Middleville Bradford White Corporation X X 3 19 87 Middleville Event Horizon Solar and Wind X X X X X 3 19 87 Midland 3i Supply Company X X 4 36 98 Midland Cabot Corporation X X 4 36 98 Midland Currin Corporation X X 4 36 98 Midland Dow Chemical X X 4 36 98 Midland Fulcrum Composites X X 4 36 98 Midland XALT Energy X X X 4 36 98 Milford New Energy Solutions, LLC X X X 11 15 44 Monroe Ventower Industries X X 7 17 17 Mt. Clemens Aeolus Energy Systems LLC X X X X 9 8 31 Mt. Clemens Clean Light Green Light X X 10 8 24 Mt. Pleasant J. Ranck Electric X X 4 33 99 Mt. Pleasant RESco Energy X X X 4 33 99 Mt. Pleasant Rural Electric Supply Cooperative X X 4 33 99 Munising Phoenix Navigation and Guidance X X X 1 38 109 Muskegon Chart House Energy X X X 2 34 92 Muskegon Great Lakes Finishing X X 2 34 92 Muskegon Newkirk Electric X X X X 2 34 92 Negaunee Upper Peninsula Fabricating X X X 1 38 109 CLEAN ENERGY SECTOR COMPANY FUNCTION

22 Michigan Clean Energy Business Directory CLEAN ENERGY SECTOR COMPANY FUNCTION CONTRACTOR/ INSTALLER WIND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES/OTHER MANUFACTURER SOLAR MI HOUSE DISTRICT MI SENATE DISTRICT MI SENATE CITY COMPANY NAME US CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT New Boston Harris Battery X X 12 6 23 Niles Niles Steel Tank X X 6 21 78 Niles Selge Construction Company X X X 6 21 78 Norton Shores Great Lakes Material Handling X X X 2 34 91 Norton Shores Harding Energy, Inc. X X 2 34 91 Norton Shores Kaydon Bearing Solutions X X X X 2 34 91 Novi Comau X X X 11 15 38 Novi IMC DataWorks X X 11 15 38 Novi Novi Energy X X 11 15 38 Novi Solutia X X 11 15 38 Novi Srinergy X X 11 15 38 Novi Underwriters Laboratories X X X 11 15 38 Oak Park Barton Malow Rigging Co X X 14 11 27 Orion Charter Township Sensor Developments X X X 8 12 46 Oxford Eco Energy Solutions X X 8 12 46 Oxford Power Panel X X X 8 12 46 Pigeon Geronimo Energy X X X 10 25 84 Pinckney Solectriq X X X 8 22 42 Pleasant Ridge Fisher Unitech X X X X 9 11 27 Plymouth Atlas Tube X X 11 7 20 Plymouth Glassline X X 11 7 20 Plymouth Great Lakes Gear Technologies X X 11 7 20 Plymouth Loc Performance Products X X 11 7 20 Plymouth Metro Consulting Associates X X 11 7 20 Plymouth Rofin-Sinar X X 11 7 20 Plymouth Rudolph Libbe X X X 11 7 20 Plymouth Techman Sales X X 11 7 20 Plymouth TRUMPF X X 11 7 20 Pontiac Lee Industrial Contracting X X X 14 12 29 Pontiac The Solar Raq X X X 14 12 29 Port Huron packIQ X X X 10 25 83 Powers Upper Peninsula Machine and Engineering Co. X X 1 38 108 Redford Charter Township Alpine Power Systems X X X 13 5 10 Redford Charter Township Steel Industries X X 13 5 10 Rochester Hills A Raymond Tinnerman Manufacturing X X 11 13 45 Rochester Hills ADCO Circuits X X 11 13 45 Rochester Hills FANUC Robotics America X X 8 13 45 Rochester Hills Jenoptik Laser Technology X X 8 13 45 Rochester Hills Luma Resources X X X X 11 13 45 Rochester Hills PGF Technology Group X X 11 13 45 Rosebush Apex Clean Energy X X 4 33 99 Royal Oak Distributed Power X X X 9 11 26 Royal Oak Greenwire Systems X X X 9 13 26 Royal Oak Modern Mill Solar X X X 9 13 26 Saginaw Merrill Technologies Group X X X 5 32 95 Saline Kyocera Unimerco X X 12 18 55 Saline Sunventrix Solar X X X 12 18 55 Sand Lake Highpoint Electric X X 3 28 74 Schoolcraft Chem Link X X 6 20 61 Shelby Charter Township Cone Drive X X 10 8 30 Shelby Charter Township IPR Robotics X X 10 8 36 Shelby Charter Township Zon Led X X X 10 8 36 Shelbyville Solar Winds Power Systems, LLC X X 6 26 80 CLEAN ENERGY SECTOR COMPANY FUNCTION

23 CLEAN ENERGY SECTOR COMPANY FUNCTION CONTRACTOR/ INSTALLER WIND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES/OTHER MANUFACTURER SOLAR MI HOUSE DISTRICT MI SENATE DISTRICT MI SENATE CITY COMPANY NAME US CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Shepherd Highland Plastics, Inc. X X 4 33 99 Southfield Atwell Group X X X 14 11 35 Southfield Barton Malow X X X X 14 11 35 Southfield Durr Systems X X X X 14 11 35 Southfield Eaton Corporation X X X 14 11 35 Southfield J King Solar Technologies X X 14 11 35 Sparta Swanson Electrical Services X X X 3 28 74 Spring Arbor Scholl Electric, LLC X X 7 16 64 Spring Arbor Vivid Solar Solutions X X X 7 16 64 St. Clair Energy Components Group X X X 10 25 81 St. Joseph GLE Solar X X 6 21 79 St. Joseph Parasol Solar X X 6 21 79 Sterling Heights Conti Corporation X X X X 10 10 30 Sterling Heights Hegenscheidt MFD X X 10 10 30 Sterling Heights Industrial Control Repair X X 10 10 30 Sterling Heights MAG IAS X X 10 10 25 Sterling Heights Systems Integration Specialists Company X X X 10 10 30 Sterling Heights Tunkers-Mastech X X 10 10 30 Taylor Fairfax Electric X X 12 6 12 Traverse City ConeDrive X X 1 37 104 Traverse City Heritage Sustainable Energy X X X 1 37 104 Traverse City Panoramic Electrical Contracting, LLC X X X 1 37 104 Traverse City R. M. Young Company X X 1 37 104 Traverse City Traverse City Light & Power X X X 1 37 104 Traverse City Traverse Solar X X X 1 37 104 Troy Alvarez and Marsal Valuation X X X 11 13 41 Troy Ecojiva X X X 11 13 41 Troy Empower Energies X X X 11 13 41 Troy Energy Power Systems (EPS) X X 11 13 41 Troy EOS Technologies X X X 11 13 41 Troy Etxe-Tar USA Corporation X X 11 13 41 Troy Ovonic Battery Company X X X 11 13 41 Troy Solar Joint Ventures LLC X X X 11 13 41 Troy SRG Global X X 11 13 41 Troy Tesla X X X 11 13 41 Van Buren Charter Township General Electric X X X X 12 6 12 Walled Lake Kinetik Partners X X X 11 15 39 Warren Hotz Development Company X X X 9 9 28 Warren Kuka Systems Corporation North America X X X X 9 9 28 Waterford Township Oak Electric X X X 11 14 43 Wayland Windemuller X X X X 6 26 72 West Olive Hunter Energy Resources X X X 2 30 89 Willis National Pole and Structure X X 7 18 55 Wixom Honeywell International X X X X 11 15 39 Wixom Michigan Solar Solutions X X 11 15 39 Wixom The Straits Lighting X X 11 15 39 Wixom Wolverine Power Systems x x x 11 15 39 Wyandotte BASF Corporation x x 12 1 14 Wyandotte CRESIT Energy x x 12 1 14 Wyoming Roman Manufacturing x x 2 28 77 Ypsilanti A J Leo Electric and Solar x x x 12 18 54 CLEAN ENERGY SECTOR COMPANY FUNCTION

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