CEME QUESTIONNAIRE - Citizens Energizing Michigan's Economy

SECTION 1 - Economic Development Policy Questions

Please indicate your support or opposition to the following questions:

Question #1 - Do you support the State of Michigan creating economic development incentives designed to compete with other states to help attract new businesses to Michigan?(Required)

Yes

Question #2 - Do you believe that having a reliable energy infrastructure is a critical component to economic development?(Required)

Yes

Question #3 - Do you support growing Michigan by having a stable, reliable, affordable energy grid that is Michigan owned and Michigan operated by Michigan workers?(Required)

Yes

SECTION 2 - Energy Policy Questions

Statement A: Allowing out of state competition and choice for electricity drives down prices for everyone and lets the free market work. We should allow companies other than Michigan’s utilities that have a monopoly to supply electricity because it means Michigan electricity rates will go lower allowing businesses to create more jobs.

Statement B: Michigan utilities are responsible for maintaining and modernizing the state’s energy grid. If we allow customers to shop around for lower electricity rates, fewer customers will pay their share to ensure Michigan has a reliable, safe energy grid that meets the state’s energy needs. Everyone in Michigan has a responsibility to pay their fair share guaranteeing Michigan has a reliable energy grid.

Question #4 - Which statement do you agree with more, A or B?(Required)

Statement A

Statement B

Reliability:

Question #5 - Do you support policies which promote utility investment in hardening the grid and responding to storm events to improve reliability knowing these investments might result in gradual rate increase that are below the national average?(Required)

Yes

Question #6 - Do you support policies that require all of Michigan’s energy providers – including deregulated energy marketers – to flexibly and cost-effectively plan to ensure Michigan has sufficient electric generation to meet our needs, so that we can avoid the possibility of rolling blackouts by not having sufficient electric supply?(Required)

Yes

Question #7 - Do you support keeping natural gas as part of the state’s diversified cleaner energy mix as more coal plants are being decommissioned so the state will have reliable 24/7 power?(Required)

Yes

Question #8 - Carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) is one of the essential components for mitigating carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and will play a key role in global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas.

CCUS technologies capture CO2 emissions from large point sources and are transported away and stored or turned into useful products. Capturing CO2 has been used for decades but pioneering new technologies mean we can now remove and sequester CO2 indefinitely.

Do you believe that carbon capture can play an important part in the future of Michigan providing customers with reliable power while at the same time reducing CO2 emissions?(Required)

Yes

Question #9 - The Texas electricity market is deregulated and power producers and energy marketers have little to no incentive to invest in the state’s electric system to maintain reliability or to modernize it. Prior storms in Texas led to a devastating failure of the electric system causing power outages to millions of people and hundreds of deaths. After a series of investigations, reports cited under investing in the electric system as a major cause for the system failure by not properly investing and modernizing the system.

Do you think Michigan should deregulate its energy market that could lead to underinvestment and reliability issues in our State?(Required)

Yes

Affordability and Energy Efficiency:

Question #10 - Do you support policies that make sure Michigan keeps energy efficiency programs to reduce waste and keep energy affordable?(Required)

Yes

Question #11 - Do you support programs that raise awareness for energy efficiency programs such as CEME’s MILowerBills education campaign designed to provide information to residents and small businesses on how to help save energy, money and receive bill paying assistance?(Required)

Yes

Question #12 - Do you support that Michigan utilities should take an ‘all of the above’ approach to keeping energy prices lower including solar, wind nuclear and natural gas?(Required)

Yes

ABOUT THE APPLICANT

Primary Campaign Contact Name(Required)

Address(Required)

City(Required)

State(Required)

Phone

Zip(Required)

Email(Required)

Candidate Committee Name

Committee Address

Office Sought

Ward or district number

Prior office experience (Please list any elected or appointed government offices that you have held or currently hold)(Required)

Do you have a personal or professional relationship with an energy provider or economic development group? If yes, please describe.(Required)

Prior office experience (Please list any elected or appointed government offices that you have held or currently hold)

Please list any civic, philanthropic or charitable groups in your community in which you are involved (e.g. Kiwanis, Knights of Columbus, Rotary, Band Boosters, etc.)(Required)

Do you have a personal or professional relationship with an energy provider or economic development group? If yes, please describe.

Please list any civic, philanthropic or charitable groups in your community in which you are involved (e.g. Kiwanis, Knights of Columbus, Rotary, Band Boosters, etc.)

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