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Monday, May 11, 2020

UP Energy Task Force to hold virtual meeting May 12; public may comment

LANSING -- The UP Energy Task Force will meet from 9:30 a.m. to Noon on Tuesday, May 12, 2020, online via Microsoft Teams.

The UP Energy Task Force (UPETF) was created by Executive Order No. 2019-14. The charge to the Task Force according to section 2(a) of the Executive Order is to:
  • Assess the UP’s overall energy needs and how they are currently being met.
  • Formulate alternative solutions for meeting the UP’s energy needs, with a focus on security, reliability, affordability, and environmental soundness. This shall include, but is not limited to, alternative means to supply the energy sources currently used by UP residents, and alternatives to those energy sources.
  • Identify and evaluate potential changes that could occur to energy supply and distribution in the UP; the economic, environmental, and other impacts of such changes; and the alternatives for meeting the UP’s energy needs in response to such changes.
Click here to learn how you can join the May 12 Microsoft Teams Meeting or to learn more about the UP Energy Task Force and access videos of their previous meetings.

Need help joining the meeting? Check out this quick guide to Attending a Meeting in Microsoft Teams!

To join by phone call: +1 248-509-0316  United States, Pontiac (Toll). Conference ID: 182 444 572#

If you would like to share a public comment during the UP Energy Task Force meeting on May 12, please send an email to EGLE-UPEnergy@Michigan.gov with your name and the subject line "Request for Public Comment During May 12 Meeting" and the chairperson will call on you during the public comment period of the meeting.

Members of the public will also have an opportunity to add their name to the public comment roster during the meeting.

The Upper Peninsula Energy Task Force Committee's "Recommendations: Part I - Propane Supply" were submitted to Governor Whitmer on April 17, 2020.*

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Please send your comments regarding the work of the UP Energy Task Force to: EGLE-UPEnergy@Michigan.gov
Comments submitted via the above email address will be shared with all UP Energy Task Force members. Comments submitted will become part of the public record and subject to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.

* See "U.P. Energy Task Force submits propane recommendations to Gov. Whitmer."

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