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J.H. Campbell Complex

Trump’s Order to Keep Michigan Coal Plant Running Has Cost $80 Million So Far

Midwestern electricity ratepayers will pay the still-mounting tab under a plan Consumers Energy reported to regulators and investors.

By Marianne Lavelle

 A view of Consumers Energy’s J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant in West Olive, Mich. Credit: Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
The J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant in West Olive, Mich., was ordered to stay open by the Department of Energy earlier this year. Credit: Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Delaying Even More Coal, Gas Plant Closures Could Cost Ratepayers Billions

By Carrie Klein
An emergency order last week blocked the retirement of the coal-fired J.H. Campbell Complex in Michigan. Credit: Consumers Energy

Trump Hastens ‘Drumbeat’ of Deferred Coal Plant Retirements

By Marianne Lavelle, Carrie Klein

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