{"id":2335,"date":"2022-03-11T17:08:24","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T17:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/micleanpropane.com\/?p=2335"},"modified":"2025-09-02T14:34:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T14:34:40","slug":"power-lines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/micleanpropane.com\/index.php\/2022\/03\/11\/power-lines\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan\u2019s Power Lines Won\u2019t Power the Future of Net Zero Anytime Soon"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2335\" class=\"elementor elementor-2335\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-695ba08 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"695ba08\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-950fdba\" data-id=\"950fdba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b9db84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b9db84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Michigan\u2019s Power Lines Won\u2019t Power the Future of Net Zero Anytime Soon<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-931b10b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"931b10b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59587fd\" data-id=\"59587fd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b3ff4ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b3ff4ef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-93ab12f\" data-id=\"93ab12f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-338f13e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"338f13e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ed5df4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ed5df4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>By<i>\u00a0CR News Reporter\u00a0<\/i><i>Joe Ross<\/i><\/p><p data-start=\"150\" data-end=\"493\">In January, the Biden administration announced bold decarbonization goals: 100% clean electricity by 2035 and net-zero emissions by 2050. Similarly, many U.S. states and businesses have already adopted clean energy targets. From 2001 to 2019, the share of electricity generated from renewable sources in the U.S. increased from 28% to 38%.<\/p><p data-start=\"495\" data-end=\"571\"><strong data-start=\"495\" data-end=\"506\">However<\/strong>, there are challenges to the expansion of wind and solar energy.<\/p><p data-start=\"573\" data-end=\"768\">First, consider the current, most common energy model. Michigan\u2019s power lines aren\u2019t built to handle the heavy electric loads needed to charge electric vehicles and heat homes in the near future.<\/p><p data-start=\"770\" data-end=\"1028\">Today, electricity is typically generated at coal or natural gas plants. Then, it is transmitted long distances through high-voltage lines to substations. From there, substations feed local power lines that deliver electricity to homes and neighborhoods.<\/p><p data-start=\"1030\" data-end=\"1408\">To address this, expanding wind and solar energy requires building new wind and solar fields. In addition, we must add transmission lines to connect them. Map 1 highlights the locations of Michigan\u2019s current solar and wind installations. Map 2 illustrates where new renewable energy fields will need to be built to meet the 100 percent renewable energy target by 2050.<\/p><p data-start=\"1410\" data-end=\"1793\">According to a decade-long MIT study, expanding the U.S. transmission grid is essential to decarbonizing the nation\u2019s electricity system. Today, most power flows through smaller, state- and region-based networks. A nationwide grid would allow regions to share electricity, thereby smoothing out fluctuations caused by local weather patterns that affect wind and solar output.<\/p><p data-start=\"1795\" data-end=\"2134\">Moreover, a national approach would support the development of large-scale wind and solar farms. These could be concentrated in the windiest and sunniest parts of the country. In contrast, the current model relies on smaller farms spread across individual states. This approach is less efficient, which limits the benefits of renewable energy.<\/p><p data-start=\"2136\" data-end=\"2326\">As a result, these massive, concentrated farms would reduce our dependency on long-duration energy storage. That includes large-scale battery storage, which has a dirty carbon footprint.<\/p><p data-start=\"2328\" data-end=\"2624\">Unfortunately, state and private industry experts have told the Michigan Propane Gas Association (MPGA) that expanding transmission lines will be both difficult and costly. The required land and material costs are enormous\u2014comparable to building hundreds of new roads across private property.<\/p><p data-start=\"2626\" data-end=\"2943\">Furthermore, many residents in Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio are pushing back against large-scale solar and wind projects. The new high-capacity transmission lines and supporting spur lines would need to cut through vast stretches of Michigan\u2019s forests and farmland. This raises environmental and land-use concerns.<\/p><p data-start=\"2945\" data-end=\"3300\">In light of this, industry experts are concerned that not all options are being considered. \u201cI worry our policymakers are overlooking tried and true clean energy like propane vehicles,\u201d said Scott Underwood II, Vice President of the MPGA. \u201cMichigan has over 10,000 vehicles fueled by propane that can be fueled at over 500 sites throughout the state.\u201d<\/p><p data-start=\"3302\" data-end=\"3572\">Finally, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) recognizes propane as a clean fuel. Independent tests show that propane produces 93% less carbon monoxide, 73% fewer hydrocarbons, and 57% less nitrogen oxide than the limits set by the federal Clean Air Act.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e53d849 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e53d849\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Fact Checking &amp; Research Support by Jon Suan<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff75bfb\" data-id=\"ff75bfb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d2dce8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d2dce8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Map 1: Current locations of renewable power generation<br \/>(Solar and Wind)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-058298f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"058298f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"793\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/micleanpropane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/thumbnail_Screen-Shot-2021-11-16-at-12.36.35-PM-793x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2341\" alt=\"satellite graphic of state of Michigan with location of Michigan power lines\" srcset=\"https:\/\/micleanpropane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/thumbnail_Screen-Shot-2021-11-16-at-12.36.35-PM-793x1024.png 793w, https:\/\/micleanpropane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/thumbnail_Screen-Shot-2021-11-16-at-12.36.35-PM-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/micleanpropane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/thumbnail_Screen-Shot-2021-11-16-at-12.36.35-PM-768x991.png 768w, https:\/\/micleanpropane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/thumbnail_Screen-Shot-2021-11-16-at-12.36.35-PM.png 970w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f30425d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f30425d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Princeton\u2019s projections for 2050 Net Zero Renewables<br \/>(White = 2050 projected expansions of renewable energy projects)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ea9dba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ea9dba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/micleanpropane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/thumbnail_Screen-Shot-2021-11-16-at-12.37.02-PM-900x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2342\" alt=\"satellite graphic of state of Michigan with location of Michigan power lines\" srcset=\"https:\/\/micleanpropane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/thumbnail_Screen-Shot-2021-11-16-at-12.37.02-PM-900x1024.png 900w, https:\/\/micleanpropane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/thumbnail_Screen-Shot-2021-11-16-at-12.37.02-PM-264x300.png 264w, https:\/\/micleanpropane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/thumbnail_Screen-Shot-2021-11-16-at-12.37.02-PM-768x874.png 768w, https:\/\/micleanpropane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/thumbnail_Screen-Shot-2021-11-16-at-12.37.02-PM.png 1092w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michigan\u2019s Power Lines Won\u2019t Power the Future of Net Zero Anytime Soon By\u00a0CR News Reporter\u00a0Joe Ross In January, the Biden administration announced bold decarbonization goals: 100% clean electricity by 2035 and net-zero emissions by 2050. 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