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House Rules Committee advances bill to keep Upper Peninsula "rice" natural‑gas generators online through 2049
Summary
The committee reported House Bill 4,007 with recommendation after testimony that the Upper Peninsula’s 13 reciprocating internal combustion ("rice") generators are needed for reliability and affordability; environmental groups oppose the bill.
Representative Bonak testified in the Michigan House Rules Committee in support of House Bill 4,007, saying the measure would keep the Upper Peninsula’s 13 reciprocating internal‑combustion natural‑gas generators — referred to in testimony as "rice" units — operating through the end of their life cycle in 2049.
"Our rice generators play a vital role to our energy grid in the Upper Peninsula due to their reliability and affordability," Representative Bonak said, arguing that the units support communities "from our…
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