Republican ‘MAGA’ bill would put 20% cap on solar in Michigan’s power grid

June 27, 2025

Ann Arbor solar array — City-installed solar panels at Ann Arbor’s Northside Community Center on April 11, 2023. A new Republican bill would create a framework for community solar installations, where subscribers get utility bill credits proportional to the output of off-site arrays developed by independent, non-utility companies. (Ryan Stanton | MLive.com)Ryan Stanton | The Ann Arbor News

LANSING, MI – As sprawling solar farms and smaller-scale arrays are built out across Michigan, state Republican politicians propose placing a cap on the total amount connected to the state’s power grid.

The newly introduced MAGA Solar Act — short for Maximining American Grid Affordability — would require the state to limit solar power to not more than 20% of the electricity feeding the grid.

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