Milwaukee City Wire

Gov. Tony Evers (D-WI) said he struggles to comprehend how anyone can be rationally opposed to his Clean Energy Plan.

“Investing in clean energy isn't just the right thing to do, it's also the smart thing to do,” Evers tweeted Nov. 17. “That's why we introduced our state's first-ever Clean Energy Plan, which will help lower energy bills, lower prices at the pump and create more than 40,000 new jobs by 2030.”

The number of supporters backing Evers’ plan appear to be growing by the day. Wisconsin Public Radio reported that a recently commissioned study by Clean Wisconsin and RENEW Wisconsin forecasts that the plan could come to both save lives and generate billions in economic growth over the next three decades. It would make all electricity consumed in the state carbon-free by 2050.

If and when the clean energy plan becomes law, researchers estimate that as many as 68,000 new jobs could be created across the state, adding in the neighborhood of $16 billion to the economy and saving up to $4.4 billion in health care expenses over the next three decades. At the same time, supporters of the plan say up to 63 lives per million residents could be saved across the state if the plan is put in action, according to WPR.

Clean energy could also help families save on energy, while promoting energy independence by reducing reliance on out-of-state sources, improving water security and weather-resistant infrastructure, and supporting industries and technologies conducive to cleaner energy, WPR reported.