County and Township boards have presented well-documented warnings by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and grid operator MISO, but officials with the MPSC and Consumers Energy quickly shrugged them off without even really addressing their contents.*
The Michigan constitution gives the county significant legal levers to pull, and we hope Ottawa County takes advantage of them. We have provided a list of recommended actions, and over the coming weeks we shall be seeking to discuss them with local elected leaders.
If we let them run over us now, just imagine how they will run over us when we are weaker. Ottawa County will be much weaker if we let them shut down our Campbell plant, and it will send a clear signal that we may be run over in many other areas.
Save The Campbell!
*Commissioners Teeples and Jorritsma have acknowledged that MPSC/Consumers Energy will not change their plans in local radio interviews here and here.