Introducing Project Lighthouse
- Representative Pauline Wendzel
- Jan 29
- 2 min read
The bill arrives and the number makes your stomach drop. The lights flicker during a storm, and you wonder whether they’ll come back on. You’re choosing between turning down the thermostat and buying groceries. For the families living these moments, none of this is political. But political decisions created it.
As Chair of the House Energy Committee, I’ve spent months digging into how Michigan got here and what it will take to fix it. This week, I introduced my solution: Project Lighthouse.
In 2023, Lansing Democrats passed mandates forcing utilities to hit arbitrary “green energy” targets with no regard for what it costs you or whether the power would actually be there when you need it. They made you fund $2.1 million annually in grants to advocacy groups that lobby against you in rate cases. They bet Michigan’s future on wind and solar while ignoring what happens when the wind stops blowing and the sun stops shining.