Michigan's electricity forecast looks grim

Decreasing supply and increasing demand spell high prices and blackouts
An upcoming Mackinac Center report will explore the danger posed to Michigan’s energy grid by the state’s rushed transition to weak alternative power sources. 

But we can already see a looming disaster in projections from the Midcontinent Independent Systems Operator.



The orange bars, for “demand load,” represent what MISO projects as the Lower Peninsula’s electricity demand...