As a landowner in an area of a recently proposed electric transmission line, we would like your feedback on Michigan’s transmission line permitting process. Your insights—what worked well and what didn’t—will help guide how developers and regulators in Michigan engage with communities before and during the development process. Please complete the survey to share your feedback.
Your experience can inform how future energy infrastructure projects are developed. Your voice can do the following:
Two major transmission lines in Michigan were proposed by Michigan Electric Transmission Company (METC) and have been approved for development:
These projects are part of a regional effort to modernize the electric grid and improve reliability.
GPI is a nonprofit organization working to improve how new energy infrastructure is built across the country to help accelerate the transition to net-zero carbon emissions for the benefit of people, the economy, and the environment. Read more about GPI, our work, and our history.
GPI is an independent organization funded by a mix of philanthropic and government grants, individual donors, and fee-for-service contracts. We are not affiliated with METC, ITC Holdings, or MPSC.
We are conducting this survey to better understand how landowners experience the permitting and engagement process during transmission development. Because of its immediate relevance to key energy projects in Michigan, we will share the anonymized data with MPSC. Survey participants may contact GPI to request access to the final results.
