Day: October 18, 2024

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 […]