FILE- This June 2014 file photo shows the Presque Isle Power Plant, operated by We Energies, in Marquette, Mich. State regulators have approved a utility's plan to build two natural gas-fueled power plants in the Upper Peninsula. The Michigan Public Service Commission endorsed Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp.'s plan to build the plants in Negaunee and Baraga Townships at a cost of $277 million. The plants that would produce a combined 183 megawatts are expected to go into service in 2019 and replace the Presque Isle Power Plant, which is scheduled to close in 2020. (Adelle Whitefoot/The Mining Journal via AP, File)
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