Lakesout: Michigan - QUICK FACTS

In 2010, Michigan had more underground natural gas storage capacity – 1.1 trillion cubic feet – than any other State in the Nation.
The Antrim Gas Field, located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula, was ranked 15th in the Nation in estimated proved wet natural gas reserves as of 2009 and produced an estimated 126 billion cubic feet of gas that year.
In 2011, Michigan’s three nuclear power plants, with four reactor units, provided 30 percent of the State's net electricity generation.
Michigan used coal for 54 percent of its net electricity generation in 2011; much of its coal is imported from Wyoming.
Biomass from Michigan’s almost 19 million acres of forest land provided fuel for 54 percent of Michigan's renewable net electricity generation in 2011.
Since the weather in Michigan is cooler than other areas of the United States, space heating makes up a greater portion of energy use in homes (55 percent) compared to the U.S. average (41 percent), while air conditioning makes up only 1 percent of energy use, according to EIA's Residential Energy Consumption Survey. http://www.eia.gov/state/?sid=MI

Last updated in July 2012.

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