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Declining prices for natural gas in the early 21st century led to an increase in the number of natural gas power plants. Consumers Energy announced a new 700 MW plant to be built near Flint beginning about 2015, [ 22 ] while the city of Holland replaced its coal plant with a 114 MW natural gas plant. [ 23 ]
The legislation would also increase the gas tax in Michigan by 19 cents. Michigan already has some of the highest vehicle registration costs and gas taxes in the country, currently coming in at 30 ...
The cost of a electricity production depends on costs during the expected lifetime of the generator and the amount of electricity the generator is expected to produce over its lifetime. The levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) is the average cost in currency per energy unit, for example, EUR per kilowatt-hour or AUD per megawatt-hour. [3]
Through the Michigan Public Service Commission, Michigan Attorney General Frank J. Kelley fought Consumers Power's Midland, Michigan nuclear power plant as it drowned in cost overruns in the 1980s. The court battle scuttled the utility’s plans to complete the plant and pass the costs on to rate paying consumers. [5] [6] [7] [8]
LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's 2025 state budget proposes adding about 588 full-time employees to the payroll and would bring the authorized state workforce to its highest level in more than ...
“Lowering costs, improving education and ensuring that anyone and everyone can make it here in Michigan.” Whitmer asked for $63.5 million to expand free pre-K to 4-year-olds and $30 million ...
In an op-ed published by MLive, Rep. Tom McMillin made three arguments to show that tax increases were not necessary: (1) Noting that the state's budget increased close to $5 billion from 2012 to 2015 and that the tax increase only raises $2 billion annually, the new taxes would only offset new spending, which has not gone to roads; (2) in 2014 ...
Xcel Energy Inc. is a U.S. regulated electric utility and natural gas delivery company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, serving more than 3.7 million electric customers and 2.1 million natural gas customers across parts of eight states (Colorado, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas and New Mexico). [3]