Energy + Education + Services

Michigan Energy Options is a results driven 501(c)3 nonprofit focused on promoting and implementing quality energy-efficiency and sustainability programming.  Since the organization’s founding in 1978 under the name, Urban Options, we have provided solutions for thousands of Michigan families and businesses that save energy and natural resources.

As the State of Michigan takes steps to improve energy efficiency and conservation programming, Michigan Energy Options looks to support these efforts. We do this by providing timely and thoughtful analysis of the critical energy issues that face residents and businesses along with targeted program driven solutions to these problems.

Michigan Energy Options offers a variety of energy education and conservation programming that range from Residential Energy Assessments and Commercial Energy Audits to workshops and seminars for residents as well as low-income programs.  We also host two State of Michigan designated Energy Demonstration Centers.  Located in East Lansing and Marquette, these centers offer visitors a variety of educational information, best practices in energy efficiency, conservation and renewable energy technologies.

Our organization hopes to create lasting impacts that help encourage the continued market transformation of energy efficiency products and resources in Michigan to advance an energy efficient economy.  To help support our efforts please visit our website for the latest information on current programs and statewide initiatives.

Our public and private partnerships are many and include:

The City of Lansing's Go Green and Home Improvement Initiatives, Rebuild Michigan, a Department of Energy Labor & Economic Growth program for the promotion of energy-efficiency in Michigan's commercial building sector, Low Income Energy Efficiency programs with the Michigan Public Service Commission as well as recycling and environmental programming with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.

Our organization is also playing a key role in the Michigan Implementation Team for the State of Michigan's Energy Optimization plans being run for a number of utilities across the state.