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Director warns DOE orders keeping J.H. Campbell online could drive regional cost allocation
Summary
Utility Director Rudy Veil told the board that recent DOE/Federal orders requiring some retiring coal plants to run in 90-day increments have led Consumers Energy to file cost-recovery with FERC; Veil said Coldwater, as part of MISO, could see a modest share of the remaining $40 million balance and urged caution until FERC rules are final.
Utility Director Rudy Veil updated the Coldwater Board of Public Utilities on the status of the J.H. Campbell generating plant and federal actions that could shift costs across the MISO regional footprint.
Veil said the 1,420-megawatt J.H. Campbell coal plant, owned and operated by Consumers Energy and located in West Olive, was approved for decommissioning in 2021 with a planned shutdown in May 2025. After federal executive actions in 2025, the Department of Energy issued orders requiring certain retiring coal plants to continue operating for 90-day periods, with…
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