Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm has signed into law legislation that calls for 10% of electricity in the state to be generated from renewable sources by 2015. She also signed a provision requiring greater energy efficiency, to cut power demand by 5.5% by 2015.

Just over half the states have set requirements for renewable power generation.

A third provision signed by Granholm limits switching by industrial customers to out-of-state energy providers. This amendment is meant to help the state’s natural gas utility to build a new coal power plant, and for Detroit Edison to build a new nuclear plant, by assuring them of an adequate customer base to support the major capital projects.

Granholm made creation of a renewable energy portfolio part of her annual state address this year. The governor has said she would like Michigan to make 25% of its power from renewable sources like wind and solar by 2025, but that was not part of the legislation signed on Monday.

Granholm says that renewable energy methods will save more money than they cost.

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