Days of freezing temperatures and falling snow have knocked out power for more than 150,000 Michiganders and canceled school at multiple districts.
The Detroit Public Schools, Livonia Schools, Plymouth-Canton Community Schools and many other districts canceled school on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The storm tested Michigan’s infrastructure that is ranked worse than the national average.
Michigan aims for 100% renewable energy by 2040 but renewables often fail to provide a constant energy during negative temperatures when the sun doesn’t shine and the wind doesn’t blow.
As of Jan. 16, the Midcontinent Independent System, which manages high-flow electricity across 15 states and the Canadian Province of Manitoba, shows the following energy sources keeping Michiganders warm: