Michigan Top 3 Sources: 49% Coal 26% Nuclear 20% Gas Solar / Wind? While it does have more aggressive clean energy goals than the EPA calls for and specific new capacity goals for utilities that serve more than 1 million customers, the Mitten State has yet to put a cap on the 9th-dirtiest power plant in the U.S. Owned by Detroit Edison Co., the plant emits the carbon equivalent of 3.4 million cars per year. Bottom Line: Michigan is making strides toward a clean energy future, but needs to put a cap on its dirty power plants. Earthjustice at Work: Through a series of cases, Earthjustice is working to require coal plants in Michigan to comply with environmental standards and advocated for shifting utility investments away from aging coal plants and toward renewable resources. After Consumers Energy recently committed to retiring seven of its coal units, we successfully challenged the companys plan to replace those units with a new natural gas plant, urging the use of existing capacity and increased energy efficiency and renewable resources instead.
Posted on: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 17:07:32 +0000
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