DETROIT – A report by the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), the nonprofit organization that oversees our power grid, said Michigan could be facing power shortages in July and August.
Michigan is moving away from coal or thermal powered electricity and the state is pressing to use more and more wind and solar power.
“The reality for the zones that do not have sufficient generation to cover their load, plus their required reserves, is that they will have increased risk of temporary, controlled outages to maintain system reliability,” MISO’s CEO said.
Local 4 also spoke with Tradition Energy Analyst Gary Cunningham.
“This time we’ve had even more retirements of old generators, and we’re not building enough new ones. The ones that we are building, to be candid, the intermittent wind and solar, are not always there when we need them,” Cunningham said.
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