AEI scholar suggests Michigan can secure its energy future through nuclear resources

While a leading state in providing natural gas, American Enterprise Institute (AEI) wonders if Michigan is truly committed to securing its energy future.

“It will be a tragic failure of vision and leadership if, because of an abundance of cheap natural gas, America spurns the single most important source of emission-free energy that will help keep the air clean and reduce greenhouse-gas emissions,” AEI scholar Mark Perry said.
Perry suggested Michigan rely on nuclear-generated electricity, produced from a variety of nuclear plants across the country. He said doing this would do much to enable the U.S. to meet a commitment it made more than a year ago at the Paris Climate Conference.
For example, the two power plants in Michigan “produce nearly two-thirds of the nation’s zero-carbon electricity, and operate safely and reliably,” Perry said.
The Fermi 2 plant in Michigan was just renewed of their license to operate. With that, they are eligible to perform another 20 years.
Perry is concerned if the state does not take the nuclear route, natural gas will soon fail the U.S.
“Natural gas has a history of price volatility, and it would be foolhardy to rely too heavily on gas for something so important as our everyday power needs," he said.