LANSING – The U.P. Energy Task Force is scheduled to meet Wednesday to discuss the role electric utilities play in providing power to residents and business in the Upper Peninsula.

The Task Force will meet from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern time using Microsoft Teams.

To participate, go to Michigan.gov/UPEnergyTaskForce for the Microsoft Teams meeting link. For those who are only able to join by phone, a dial-in number and conference ID are also available at the website.

On the agenda are presentations by representatives from the City of Escanaba Electric Department, Marquette Board of Light and Power and the Upper Peninsula Power Co.

In April, the Task Force sent to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer its recommendations on propane availability in the U.P. The report is posted at Michigan.gov/UPEnergyTaskForce.