Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Michigan coal power plant, set to close more than a year ago, is again ordered to keep running

But environmental groups have challenged the orders in court, arguing that the Energy Department is misusing its emergency powers when no true emergency exists. Consumers Energy had a plan to replace the Campbell plant with cleaner energy sources, and the state of Michigan and the mid-continent power grid operator had both approved the closure. The push to keep the Michigan coal plant operating is part of a broader Trump administration effort to "reinvigorate and expand America’s coal industry."… 

https://www.michiganpublic.org/politics-government/2026-08-15/michigan-coal-power-plant-set-to-close-more-than-a-year-ago-is-again-ordered-to-keep-running 


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