Mich. Says It Needs More Energy Savings to Handle Coal Closures

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Date

Sept. 27, 2016

News Type

Media Highlight

Source

Energywire

"That's according to recently released modeling that state agencies commissioned from Synapse Energy Economics Inc., as well as earlier data from Resources for the Future through the National Governors Association."

Topics

Clean Energy Regulations

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