As Michigan retires coal, natural gas dominates replacement plans

Energy News Network: DTE Energy isn’t the only Michigan utility looking to bet on natural gas.

Similar plans to replace aging, expensive coal plants with natural gas are also playing out in the Upper Peninsula and the state’s capital.

Collectively, four utilities are aiming to add about 1,800 MW of natural gas as they retire about 3,000 MW of coal by 2025. Two out-of-state companies have also floated plans for $1 billion gas plants in southwestern and mid-Michigan.

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