The electric grid operator that delivers electricity in Michigan, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) is at “high risk” of power shortfalls even during “normal peak conditions,” according to the North American Electric Reliability Corporation.
The Midwesterner’s Ken Braun breaks down how our increasing reliance on wind energy is causing unreliability and increased costs:
“It’s worth noting that the filings by the UMERC indicate that none of this additional generation capacity would be needed to meet consumer demand if not for Michigan’s carbon-free electricity mandates, because the company already has enough power plants to meet the needs of its customers.” […]
One key business, the Tilden iron ore mine, will face additional electricity surcharges of $8.2 million per month in 2030 and $15 million per month in 2040 […] If nothing changes, Michigan’s carbon-free electricity mandates are destined to wreck the economy of the Upper Peninsula by causing green deindustrialization in a state that is synonymous with American manufacturing might.
