LANSING — A new report has found that the reliability of Michigan’s electric grid is still among the worst in the nation, with residents suffering longer power outages than any other state.

Michigan also ranked near the bottom of the country in affordability, leaving customers often paying higher rates for worse service.

The Michigan Citizens Utility Board released its report on the state’s electric grid last week, showing continued reliability issues both in and out of extreme weather.

“We’ve made some progress in certain ways, but we still have a long way to go,” said Ed Rivet, executive director of the Michigan Conservative Energy Forum. “I mean we’re not average — we need to be. We need to work hard to get to average, at least.”

The report analyzed data from 2023, the most recent

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