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- Michigan has 44 natural gas storage fields with almost 1.1 trillion cubic feet of underground storage capacity, which is the most capacity of any state and almost one-eighth of the nation's total natural gas storage capacity.
- The share of Michigan's total electricity generation from natural gas-fired plants increased from 12% in 2013 to 46% in 2023.
- Renewables provided 11% of Michigan's electricity net generation in 2023, with wind energy providing 64% of that power. Michigan ranks 16th among the states in the amount of electricity generated by wind energy.
- Michigan ranks fifth among the states in residential sector petroleum use and is first in residential sector consumption of propane.
- Michigan’s second-largest power plant by capacity is the 2,186-megawatt Ludington pumped-storage plant on the shores of Lake Michigan. It is one of the 10 largest pumped-storage power plants in the world.
Last Updated: October 17, 2024