Michigan Is Plugging Into the Energy Transition.

Michigan's largest combined utility serving 6.8 million residents, Consumers Energy is investing $5 billion in wind, solar, and battery storage through 2025 and targeting 90% clean energy by 2040. Consumers employs 8,000+ workers statewide and is a consistent top employer of energy technicians, with strong union wage structures across its field and plant workforce.

A major Michigan utility operating electricity and natural gas networks for 2.3 million customers, DTE is investing $10 billion in clean energy and grid modernization through 2027. DTE employs 10,000+ workers and is one of Michigan's largest employers overall, with a clean energy transition that is creating sustained multi-year hiring demand for renewable and grid technicians.

Ford's BlueOval City battery and EV manufacturing investments represent $11 billion in new Michigan capacity across multiple facilities. Ford's clean energy manufacturing expansion is creating thousands of new battery technician and EV systems roles — complementing Michigan's traditional energy workforce with some of the fastest-growing technical job categories in the state.

A nuclear technology company developing small modular reactor technology for deployment at Michigan's Palisades site, Holtec is at the forefront of the US nuclear revival. If Palisades becomes the first SMR deployment in the US, Michigan workers who establish early SMR credentials will be positioned at the leading edge of the next major technology cycle in nuclear energy.