For every megawatt hour of electricity produced by solar in Michigan, there are 676 megawatt hours produced by coal. That’s according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Coal accounted for 36 percent of the electricity produced in Michigan in 2016. Solar accounted for 2/10th of one percent of electricity produced in this state.
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