By the authority vested in it by the Michigan Constitution, the Ottawa County Board should pass a resolution calling on Consumers Energy not to seek cost recovery from customers of costs to keep Campbell open, but instead to reduce its significant expenditures on executing its “aggressive green energy plans”. If it refuses, like it likely will, then the Ottawa County Board should help townships pursue local control of the Campbell and electric in Ottawa County.

It should be noted that some parts of Ottawa County already successfully have local control of electric.

This may be an especially opportune time, because there may be an interested data center willing to help in the financing of Campbell acquisition.