The Trump Administration has just issued an executive order to assist in energy infrastructure efforts, which is precisely what a locally controlled electric cooperative would need to purchase the Campbell. Consumers Energy, sold on the Net Zero agenda, is determined to demolish the Campbell as soon as it can. We have a path to form an electric cooperative and purchase the Campbell with Trump Administration assistance, so that it can generate electricity both for residents at subsidized rates, and a co-located data center at premium rates. The wastewater at the Campbell could likely be treated and used at the co-located data center for its closed loop cooling system; this would be a more environmentally responsible avenue than Consumers Energy’s current plan of injecting it deep underground. We can also do more to even further reduce pollutant emissions at the Campbell, so as to be a model of environmental responsibility combined with energy realism.
Now is the opportune time to pursue a local electric energy agenda which provides us with reliable electric energy at lower pricing and that is environmentally responsible.