Michigan may run out of power

Michigan could face an electric power crisis in the near future — with the threat of brownouts and even blackouts — because uncertainties about electric competition make the climate here too unstable to entice anyone to build a power plant, say officials across the electric industry.

The state’s power grid is expected to hold up this summer, as evidenced by smooth sailing through the season’s heat wave earlier this month. But experts wonder how many more peak demand seasons the state can endure .