While the wind industry celebrates “Global Wind Day,” Michigan’s renewable-energy mandate has been judged unconstitutional by the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Saturday June 15, 2013
The court ruled that a state that requires the in-state generation of a particular type of energy, such as wind, is in violation of the Constitution’s commerce clause, which outlaws protectionist policies. Ohio’s renewable-energy law suffers from the same fatal flaw since it, too, places a quota on in-state generation of wind energy.[Columbus Dispatch]
The court ruled that a state that requires the in-state generation of a particular type of energy, such as wind, is in violation of the Constitution’s commerce clause, which outlaws protectionist policies. Ohio’s renewable-energy law suffers from the same fatal flaw since it, too, places a quota on in-state generation of wind energy.[Columbus Dispatch]
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