Dan Scripps quietly plays one of the biggest roles in state government in determining the energy future of Michigan, mostly from his home office in Northport.
Scripps, the one-term state legislator who rode the coattails of President Barack Obama into office in 2008, was appointed in 2019 to the three-member Michigan Public Service Commission and named its chair in 2020. Both appointments were made by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who reappointed him this summer to a six-year term on the commission.
Scripps earned his bachelor’s degree from Alma College and his jurisprudence degree from the University of Michigan. Between serving as a legislator and a MPSC board member, his professional career revolved around nonprofit corporations that push for widespread adoption of clean energy. He served as program director of midwest policy for the Energy Foundation and president of the Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council.
