The board of Traverse City Light & Power voted in favor of setting a 100 percent renewable energy goal by 2040.
Traverse City is the first city in Michigan to commit to a community-wide 100 percent clean energy goal.
The utility is currently at 12 percent. The board also approved an interim goal of achieving 40 percent renewable energy by 2020–2025.
Traverse City had previously committed to powering all city buildings with renewable energy by 2020; other Michigan cities, including Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor, have made similar commitments to powering their municipal operations with clean energy.
