Andy Balaskovitz is a contributing editor at Canary Media who compiles the Midwest Energy News newsletter. He is based in Michigan and has covered the state’s energy transition since 2014 for various publications, including the Energy News Network.
According to the Michigan Public Service Commission, the amount of new wind contracts in the state may have peaked by 2014 due in part to the state's renewable energy standard leveling off.
Researchers and policy experts in Michigan are criticizing an out-of-state organization's report released last month claiming the state’s Renewable Portfolio Standard has cost thousands of jobs.