The Giant Scam: Billions of Taxpayer Dollars Are Being Thrown At a Poor Replacement of the CampbellThe Giant Scam: Billions of Taxpayer Dollars Are Being Thrown At a Poor Replacement of the Campbell
Wolverine Power customers were left in the lurch by the decision to precipitously close down the Campbell plant. To keep it quiet, the Biden Administration did the following: “Wolverine Power Cooperative and Hoosier Energy, receiving $650 million and $675 million respectively”, to be satisfied with a re-started Palisades nuclear reactor instead. This is on top […]
Ottawa County needs to proceed with saving the Campbell and not assume the Trump Administration will or can.Ottawa County needs to proceed with saving the Campbell and not assume the Trump Administration will or can.
The Trump Administration has its hands full with many issues, and the State of Michigan under Whitmer and the MPSC are determined to proceed with their plans to rapidly close fossil fuel plants, as this article suggests. As a county we need to remain vigilant in our effort to “save the Campbell”, and not assume […]
The Campbell Plant issue is on the agenda of the Ottawa County Planning & Policy Committee on 02/11/2025. It is the path to get on the agenda of the regular Board meeting.The Campbell Plant issue is on the agenda of the Ottawa County Planning & Policy Committee on 02/11/2025. It is the path to get on the agenda of the regular Board meeting.
Consumers Energy rep Richard Houtteman is scheduled to present the case for 2025 closure and demolition. My opportunity to rebut him will be the comment period. I plan to be there like I have been at many town board meetings, presenting the “Save The Campbell” case. Frankly, the Consumers Energy case is full of half-truths: […]
Congratulations to the Board for a successful start to the 2025 term. The Board should expeditiously work to “Save The Campbell”. – Speech to County Board on 01/28/2025Congratulations to the Board for a successful start to the 2025 term. The Board should expeditiously work to “Save The Campbell”. – Speech to County Board on 01/28/2025
Joseph Parnell McCarter, Georgetown Township. I would like to congratulate the County Board for a successful start to the new term. I applaud the way you have streamlined Board meetings, including all members in not only the regular Board meetings, but also the standing committees. You have fairly allocated board assignments among members, and you […]
Reasons For the Rest of Ottawa County to Obtain Local Control of Electric Like Zeeland/Grand Haven/Holland Already HaveReasons For the Rest of Ottawa County to Obtain Local Control of Electric Like Zeeland/Grand Haven/Holland Already Have
The first objective of the “Save The Campbell” effort is to save the Campbell from 2025 closure/demolition, but the second objective very much tied into the first is getting local control of electric for the rest of Ottawa County which does not yet have it. Here are just some of the reasons we need local […]
Speech Delivered Before City of Grand Haven Council on 01/21/2025Speech Delivered Before City of Grand Haven Council on 01/21/2025
Joseph Parnell McCarter, Georgetown Township, Volunteer leader of SaveTheCampbell.com effort. The State of Michigan which regulates Consumers Energy has us on an unrealistic electric energy path. They plan to close and demolish in 2025 our county’s Campbell plant which provides reliable, affordable electric to 1 million regional residents, as part of a broader effort to […]