Michigan Saves is a nonprofit dedicated to making energy improvements easier for all Michigan energy consumers.  To accomplish this, Michigan Saves makes affordable financing and other incentives available through grants and partnerships with private sector lenders.  We also authorize and monitor a networks of contractors and recognize those with advanced training.  Our current portfolio includes programs for residential and commercial customers, and supports energy efficiency, geothermal, and solar PV projects. 

Michigan Saves strives to develop a broader and more sustainable efficiency and renewable energy economy in the state of Michigan.  Energy upgrades in homes and business around the state translate into more jobs for Michigan equipment dealers, installers, and contractors, and reduced energy bills by Michigan consumers.  Over the long term, energy efficiency and renewable energy help protect our environment and keep energy dollars in the state.

Michigan Saves has been awarded several grants by state of Michigan agencies and by the Department of Energy to expand and enhance its programs.  In June 2010, the U.S. Department of Energy awarded a three-year grant to Michigan Saves and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, with sub-awardees the Southeast Michigan Regional Energy Office, Detroit Economic Growth Corporation, and the City of Grand Rapids, for BetterBuildings for Michigan. This project will promote energy efficiency improvements on a neighborhood-by-neighborhood basis in targeted areas around the state.

Michigan Saves was established in 2009 through a grant from the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC).  The grant allowed a two-year period to establish the organization and an initial portfolio of programs to support energy installations.  In September of 2011, the organization became fully independent.  Governed by a 15-member board of directors and a special policy adviser appointed by the MPSC, Michigan Saves has no employees but is staffed by contract with Public Sector Consultants and the Delta Institute. 

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