Joseph Parnell McCarter, Georgetown Township, volunteer leader of “Save The Campbell” I commend this Board for how you have judiciously weighed in on matters pertaining to the County’s electric grid, which the Michigan Constitution empowers the county board to do. Time has fully vindicated the county board’s decision to request the delay of the Campbell […]
Speech to Robinson Township Board on 10/14/2026Speech to Robinson Township Board on 10/14/2026
Joseph Parnell McCarter, Georgetown Township, speaking on behalf of the exploratory committee for a locally controlled electric cooperative. As Dennis has described, the Exploratory is investigating a locally controlled electric cooperative to attain control of our electric grid where currently the Consumers Energy monopoly operates. The current Net Zero energy policy combined with rapid data […]
Ottawa County commissioners are appropriately poised to intervene in RWE caseOttawa County commissioners are appropriately poised to intervene in RWE case
The article below is written from a liberal perspective but contains useful information. The Net Zero agenda is not “clean” and it is not a sound energy policy because solar in Michigan is intermittent but fossil fuels are reliable and can be used in an environmentally responsible way. There is no good reason to waste […]
Public was being lied to by Consumers Energy when they said no more fossil fuel plants were needed, as they are now admitting more are neededPublic was being lied to by Consumers Energy when they said no more fossil fuel plants were needed, as they are now admitting more are needed
Consumers Energy and DTE are now applying to MPSC to build new gas plants, because the currently planned plant level is not enough to keep up with increasing demand: https://www.mlive.com/news/2026/09/michigan-utilities-want-to-build-10b-in-gas-power-plants-are-data-centers-to-blame.html?fbclid=IwZnRzaAUo–dleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mAWZkaWQWUPV3Zi38r8tr-NgmUbgLaZAFCTQLs3NydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR5LNrZxyjpD9jEuURz7qbh2k4mf3GLCYxxR2gCShiDPibqt0DM6oTjdbeNDWQ_aem_EMfFoFS0Mw32-bP6cZ1OIA Since the inception of our effort, we at SaveTheCampbell.com have been saying that more fossil fuel plants would be needed if the Campbell were subtracted, […]