LANSING (WKZO AM/FM) — The Governor has declared an energy emergency in the State of Michigan due to Hurricane Harvey, but don’t panic.
There is no need to rush out to a gas station and fill up, or expect long lines the next time you do.
The executive order will allow the suspension of Michigan Reid vapor pressure regulations and permit the transportation and sale of motor fuels with a Reid vapor pressure up to 9.0 psi in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, St. Clair, Livingston, Washtenaw, Monroe, and Lenawee counties and up to 11.5 psi elsewhere in Michigan.
In other words, the Governor’s declaration permits distributors to waive clean air standards and transport fuels under higher pressures, in an effort to reduce the threat of “artificial“ shortages.
The emergency declaration expires on Sept. 15th, unless the Governor pulls the plug earlier.
