Current:Home > reviewsNo New Natural Gas: Michigan Utility Charts a Course Free of Fossil Fuels -GlobalInvest
No New Natural Gas: Michigan Utility Charts a Course Free of Fossil Fuels
View
Date:2025-04-17 01:30:16
Patti Poppe is the chief executive of Consumers Energy, Michigan’s second-largest energy provider that, like utilities across the country, is rapidly weaning itself from coal. But Poppe’s carbon-cutting ambition stands out. Consumers Energy won’t replace coal with any new natural gas plants. Instead, it has decided to bank heavily on new utility-owned solar power “because the economic and the planet benefits were aligned.” Read the story.
veryGood! (59942)
Related
- Meta releases AI model to enhance Metaverse experience
- Arkansas State Police probe death of woman found after officer
- Paula Abdul settles lawsuit with former 'So You Think You Can Dance' co
- Grammy nominee Teddy Swims on love, growth and embracing change
- Man can't find second winning lottery ticket, sues over $394 million jackpot, lawsuit says
- California DMV apologizes for license plate that some say mocks Oct. 7 attack on Israel
- This was the average Social Security benefit in 2004, and here's what it is now
- Newly elected West Virginia lawmaker arrested and accused of making terroristic threats
- Selena Gomez engaged to Benny Blanco after 1 year together: 'Forever begins now'
- Are Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp down? Meta says most issues resolved after outages
Ranking
- Selena Gomez engaged to Benny Blanco after 1 year together: 'Forever begins now'
- DeepSeek: Did a little known Chinese startup cause a 'Sputnik moment' for AI?
- Nearly half of US teens are online ‘constantly,’ Pew report finds
- Dick Vitale announces he is cancer free: 'Santa Claus came early'
- The White House is cracking down on overdraft fees
- Highlights from Trump’s interview with Time magazine
- Hackers hit Rhode Island benefits system in major cyberattack. Personal data could be released soon
- A South Texas lawmaker’s 15
Recommendation
New data highlights 'achievement gap' for students in the US
Stamford Road collision sends motorcyclist flying; driver arrested
Trump invites nearly all federal workers to quit now, get paid through September
Military service academies see drop in reported sexual assaults after alarming surge
Paige Bueckers vs. Hannah Hidalgo highlights women's basketball games to watch
Which apps offer encrypted messaging? How to switch and what to know after feds’ warning
Moving abroad can be expensive: These 5 countries will 'pay' you to move there
Appeals court scraps Nasdaq boardroom diversity rules in latest DEI setback