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Unwarranted Attack on Cost Saving Transmission Expansion

The Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), which manages the grid in most of Michigan and much of the central United States, has launched one of the most ambitious transmission expansion efforts in decades. Its Long-Range Transmission Plan (LRTP) calls for thousands of miles of new high-voltage lines, an effort which promises to deliver billions in

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Path to Clean Energy in the U.P. Easier Than What Has Been Portrayed

One of the Upper Peninsula’s largest utilities claims that compliance with state renewable energy standards would necessitate decisions that would lead to drastic bill increases for ratepayers. In its request to the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) for approval of its Amended Renewable Energy Plan (Case U-21813), Upper Michigan Energy Resources (UMERC), argued that to

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