On Wednesday the utility was reported to have 350 billion cubic feet of natural gas in storage. Tonight it is reported that the utility has 300 billion cubic feet, 50 billion cubic feet less than a day before. That would mean 14% of its storage went up in flames in the fire in Macomb County.
No one was bright enough at today's press briefing to ask about this.
This was a catastrophic loss of capacity during the most severe cold snap in twenty-five years, rescued only by the efforts of consumers and businesses who voluntarily cut their consumption while the utility scrambled to bring reserve fields on line.
You can turn your heat back up after midnight, Consumers Energy says:
The Jackson-based utility has 300 billion cubic
feet of natural gas in storage across Michigan. On Wednesday, the
company broke a record, needing 3.3 billion cubic feet of natural gas.
