Editing Michigan (section)

=== Energy ===
{{see also|List of power stations in Michigan}}

[[File:Fermi_NPP.jpg|thumb|[[Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station]] on the shore of [[Lake Erie]], near [[Monroe, Michigan|Monroe]]]]

In 2020, Michigan consumed 113,740- [[Kilowatt hour#Watt-hour multiples|gigawatt-hours]] (GWh) of electrical energy and produced 116,700  (GWh) of electrical energy.<ref name="MI-ESRP">[https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2021-09/Michigan%20Energy%20Sector%20Risk%20Profile.pdf State of Michigan ENERGY SECTOR RISK PROFILE] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220514093837/https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2021-09/Michigan%20Energy%20Sector%20Risk%20Profile.pdf |date=May 14, 2022 }}, ''U.S. Department of Energy'', March 2021</ref>

[[Coal power]] is Michigan's leading source of electricity, producing roughly half its supply or 53,100 GWh of electrical energy (12.6 GW total capacity) in 2020.<ref name="MI-ESRP" /> Although Michigan has no active coal mines, coal is easily moved from other states by train and across the [[Great Lakes]] by [[lake freighter]]s. The lower price of natural gas is leading to the closure of most coal plants, with Consumer Energy planning to close all of its remaining coal plants by 2025;<ref>[https://www.michiganradio.org/environment-climate-change/2022-04-20/consumers-energy-agrees-to-stop-burning-coal-by-2025 Consumers Energy Agrees to Stop Burning Coal by 2025] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220514111051/https://www.michiganradio.org/environment-climate-change/2022-04-20/consumers-energy-agrees-to-stop-burning-coal-by-2025 |date=May 14, 2022 }}, Sarah Cwiek, Michigan Radio, April 20, 2022</ref> DTE plans to retire 2100MW of coal power by 2023.<ref>[https://www.platts.com/latest-news/coal/louisville-kentucky/dte-electric-plans-to-keep-belle-river-monroe-10389797 DTE Electric plans to keep Belle River, Monroe coal plants running: official] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627091328/https://www.platts.com/latest-news/coal/louisville-kentucky/dte-electric-plans-to-keep-belle-river-monroe-10389797 |date=June 27, 2018 }}, ''Platts'', April 27, 2018</ref> The coal-fired [[Monroe Power Plant]] in [[Monroe, Michigan|Monroe]], on the western shore of [[Lake Erie]], is the nation's 11th-largest electric plant, with a net capacity of 3,400 MW.

[[Nuclear power]] is also a significant source of electrical power in Michigan, producing roughly one-quarter of the state's supply or 28,000-[[Kilowatt hour#Watt-hour multiples|gigawatt-hours]] (GWh) of electrical energy (4.3 GW total capacity) in 2020.<ref name="MI-ESRP" /> The three active nuclear power plants supply Michigan with about 26% of its electricity. [[Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant]], just north of [[Bridgman, Michigan|Bridgman]], is the state's largest [[nuclear power plant]], with a net capacity of 2,213 MW. The [[Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station]] is the second-largest, with a net capacity of 1,150 MW. It is also one of the two nuclear power plants in the [[Detroit metropolitan area]] (within a 50-mile radius of Detroit's city center), about halfway between [[Detroit]] and [[Toledo, Ohio]], the other being the [[Davis–Besse Nuclear Power Station]], in [[Ottawa County, Ohio]]. The [[Palisades Nuclear Power Plant]], south of [[South Haven, Michigan|South Haven]], closed in May 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.woodtv.com/news/michigan/palisades-power-plant-shuts-down-early/ |title = Palisades Power Plant shuts down early |publisher = WOODTV.com |date = May 20, 2022 |accessdate = June 19, 2022 |archive-date = June 1, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220601001125/https://www.woodtv.com/news/michigan/palisades-power-plant-shuts-down-early/ |url-status = live }}</ref> The [[Big Rock Point Nuclear Power Plant]], Michigan's first nuclear power plant and the nation's fifth, was decommissioned in 1997.

Utility companies were required to generate at least 10% of their energy from renewable sources by 2015, under Public Act 295 of 2008. In 2016, the legislature set another mandate to reach at least 12.5% renewable energy by 2019 and 15% by end of year 2021, which all utilities subject to the law successfully met. By the end of 2022, Michigan had at least 6 GW of renewable generating capacity, and was projected to have at least 8 GW by the end of 2026. Wind energy accounted for 59% of all Michigan energy credits in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Helms |first=Matt |date=2023-09-29 |title=MPSC report on renewable energy, distributed generation finds utilities meeting 2021 goal, making progress toward 35% goal |url=https://www.michigan.gov/mpsc/commission/news-releases/2023/09/29/mpsc-report-on-renewable-energy-distributed-generation |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=Michigan Public Service Commission |archive-date=May 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531150405/https://www.michigan.gov/mpsc/commission/news-releases/2023/09/29/mpsc-report-on-renewable-energy-distributed-generation |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Renewable Energy Filings |url=https://www.michigan.gov/mpsc/regulatory/electricity/renewable-energy/renewable-energy-filings |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=Michigan Public Service Commission |archive-date=May 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530004333/https://www.michigan.gov/mpsc/regulatory/electricity/renewable-energy/renewable-energy-filings |url-status=live }}</ref>