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Otherwise, we’re going to be getting more situations like this: www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
Consumers Energy spends millions keeping coal plant open per fed order
The utility expects the cost to be shared by customers in the north and central regions of the Midcontinent Independent System Operator.
www.detroitnews.com
August 14, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Basically, that’s what the administration is doing through the orders David and I discuss. We need specific analyses about how much new load is really going to show up, when, and where, then a review of all the ways (supply-side, demand-side, transmission) the system can handle that new load.
August 14, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Glad you found it interesting. I have no argument with the last part of your comment generally. But, w/o attributing this further step to you, I'll add that a serious problem arises when blanket statements like that are lazily used as a justification for specific energy resource decisions.
August 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM