There is very good reason in Michigan that we have been using the combination of gas and coal for our electric generation baseload to provide reliability, affordability and safety; gas and coal complement each other to bring these benefits. But does a climate crisis necessitate we rapidly cease using them? 2 graphs say “no”: 1. […]
UN Applying Intense Pressure To Curtail ALL Fossil Fuel Use in Electric Generation, and the MPSC Is Doing Its BiddingUN Applying Intense Pressure To Curtail ALL Fossil Fuel Use in Electric Generation, and the MPSC Is Doing Its Bidding
“Global climate disaster inevitable if emissions aren’t drastically reduced by 2035, U.N. warns” The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC), whose members are appointed by Governor Whitmer, is following UN directives and starting to seek the closure of not only coal plants in the state, but also gas plants, as exemplified here. This agenda stems from […]
Federal and State Electric Energy Policy Gets More Unplugged From Reality By the Week…Federal and State Electric Energy Policy Gets More Unplugged From Reality By the Week…
How so? As a first step towards plugging us back into reality, the town and county boards need to request a delay in Campbell closure and Palisades re-start, but letting them know if this request is not heeded legal tools will be used to address current unrealistic energy plans.[13] We have solid legal ground for […]
Things Are Even Worse At Shut Down Palisades Plant Than Previously Expected Yet Holtec Still Wants 2025 RestartThings Are Even Worse At Shut Down Palisades Plant Than Previously Expected Yet Holtec Still Wants 2025 Restart
Reuters reports: “Corrosion exceeds estimates at Michigan nuclear plant US wants to restart, regulator says”. So we have to demolish the Campbell plant and restart the Palisades plant in 2025 “for the environment”? We ask the town and county boards, along with citizens, to sign a letter requesting a delay in this dangerous course.
Elected Local Control versus Bureaucratic MPSC/UN ControlElected Local Control versus Bureaucratic MPSC/UN Control
The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC), following United Nations (UN) agreements and directives, is mandating extraordinary changes to our electric grid, land use, taxation, and more, using large corporate monopolies like Consumers Energy to do its bidding: These mandates and more work to bring Michigan counties into line with UN Agenda 2030 and “Pact for […]
How Many Are Aware That Nuclear May Be Coming To Ottawa County and What That May Mean Here?How Many Are Aware That Nuclear May Be Coming To Ottawa County and What That May Mean Here?
The Michigan Public Service Commission is considering nuclear in Ottawa County as cited at its website: “Among highlights of the report…hypothetical new nuclear plant built in Ottawa County” . Also mentioned there is Holtec International, which is trying to rapidly restart the shut down Palisades plant and build new reactors on the site as well, […]
The MPSC Is Abusing Its PowerThe MPSC Is Abusing Its Power
DEERFIELD, Mich. – Municipal clients of Foster Swift Collins & Smith, PC, this week announced their plan to challenge the Michigan Public Service Commission’s (MPSC) recent Order regarding Public Act 233 of 2023 (PA 233). The lawsuit stems from the MPSC’s interpretation of local control over renewable energy projects which ultimately strips away all control […]
Energy demand from data centers growing faster than supply / Plants like the Campbell even more so need to keep operatingEnergy demand from data centers growing faster than supply / Plants like the Campbell even more so need to keep operating
Ottawa County has a right to take advantage of the legal offramp given what is happening: “The spike in energy consumption generated by data centers would likely derail Michigan’s nation-leading climate plan, which calls for 100% renewable energy use in electricity generation by 2040. The climate legislation approved last fall includes an “offramp” that would […]
Recommended Reform of Ottawa County’s Electric Utility System: A Call for More Local Control and Public AccountabilityRecommended Reform of Ottawa County’s Electric Utility System: A Call for More Local Control and Public Accountability
By Joseph Parnell McCarter Much of Ottawa County (cities of Zeeland, Grand Haven, and Holland) already has local control and public accountability of the electric utility system; now is the time to extend that to the rest of the county. This is really not a “Republican or Democrat/conservative or liberal” issue, but a local control […]
Speech Before the Grand Haven Township Board on 10/14/2024Speech Before the Grand Haven Township Board on 10/14/2024
I am Joseph Parnell McCarter from Georgetown Township, representing the “Save the Campbell” side. Thank you for placing this issue on the agenda. Let me summarize information I gave you previously as well as in additional handouts today: Thanks for considering this request.