Lots of chatter at the dentist’s office this morning about the unusually fine for February weather. Heading toward 70, but will drop into the 20s tomorrow.
“Oh, that’s Michigan. Wait 15 minutes…” they said.
Also, good for golfing. Would I be golfing?
No.
Consumers Energy announced a five-year, $9 billion investment plan Monday it says will reduce outages during major storms and shorten the time customers are without power.
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“We know that demand for energy is increasing and severe weather threats are becoming far too common,” said Tonya Berry, senior vice president of transformation and engineering for Consumers Energy during a livestreamed press conference Monday.
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The rate plan comes after Michigan has experienced major weather events leading to widespread outages. According to Consumers Energy, in the last four years, the state has seen wind-speed averages twice as high as any similar period in the last two decades.
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Laird said Consumer Energy’s plan includes investing $1 billion annually to accelerate the replacement or rebuilding of poles so they can withstand wind speeds of more than 100 miles per hour, expand undergrounding power lines and expand tree trimming.