If you’ve noticed prices at the pump creeping up yet again in West Michigan, you’re not imagining things.
A major storm recently knocked out one of the largest refineries in the Midwest, and that disruption has sent shockwaves through the regional fuel supply. The refinery produces millions of gallons of gasoline every day, and with operations temporarily down, the wholesale price of gas has jumped sharply.
Here in West Michigan, the impact has been immediate.
The two main delivery points for gasoline in Ferrysburg and Muskegon saw wholesale prices spike nearly 25 cents per gallon after the shutdown…