Holtec’s plan of re-starting the Palisades nuclear plant is fundamentally flawed, as documented at https://beyondnuclear.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/12-5-23-CURRICULUM-VITAE-Palisades-APPX-10-COMPILED.pdf . But even if Palisades is re-started, there are still many practical reasons for keeping the Campbell plant open. For one, if Palisades has various needed closures for maintenance, it will be needed to have the Campbell plant producing as […]
It Is Looking More Likely That Rapid Re-Commissioning of Holtec’s Palisades Plant Is the Risky and Expensive Government Response To Campbell Plant ShutdownIt Is Looking More Likely That Rapid Re-Commissioning of Holtec’s Palisades Plant Is the Risky and Expensive Government Response To Campbell Plant Shutdown
It is being reported that Holtec’s Palisades plant will likely be re-commissioned by August 2025 (https://www.mlive.com/education/2024/07/closed-nuclear-plants-readiness-to-restart-focus-of-next-public-meeting.html), likely meant as a primary replacement for the Campbell plant shutdown: “…This is the first time in American history that the repowering of a nuclear power plant is being considered after the facility began decommissioning. The nuclear plant restart […]
Request to the Utilities Committee of Georgetown TownshipRequest to the Utilities Committee of Georgetown Township
Dear Members of the Utilities Committee: I have been informed that your committee is where I need to send this request. Our regional grid operator MISO is now being publicly explicit that electric generating plant closures need to be delayed or we will likely face power outages relating to unreliable electric in the coming years. The grid […]
Possibility of a County Charter Repeal ProvisionPossibility of a County Charter Repeal Provision
A county charter is necessary for a county to be legally enabled to assume local control of an electric utility, and hence for Ottawa County to be able to purchase the Campbell plant from Consumers Energy at fair market value and hence avoid its closure and demolition in 2025. Some are concerned about Ottawa County […]
MISO Reports Growing Capacity Deficit Beginning in 2025…Need to “delay resource retirements to reliably manage the anticipated growth in electricity demand”MISO Reports Growing Capacity Deficit Beginning in 2025…Need to “delay resource retirements to reliably manage the anticipated growth in electricity demand”
“Today, MISO and the Organization of MISO States released the annual OMS-MISO survey results, which indicate a growing capacity deficit beginning in the 2025/26 planning year. Next summer, MISO could see resource sufficiency ranging from a 2.7 GW capacity shortfall to a 1.1 GW surplus, underscoring the need to accelerate resource additions, monitor large load […]
The Regional Grid Operator’s Warning To UsThe Regional Grid Operator’s Warning To Us
“The transition that is underway to get to a decarbonized end state is posing material, adverse challenges to electric reliability. A key risk is that many existing “dispatchable” resources that can be turned on and off and adjusted as needed are being replaced with weather-dependent resources such as wind and solar that have materially different […]
Federal Government Has Wanted Americans To Set Thermostats Above 78 Degrees And Eat CricketsFederal Government Has Wanted Americans To Set Thermostats Above 78 Degrees And Eat Crickets
Yes, this is what it wants, at least for the non-elite: https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/20/health/thermostat-recommendations-energy-star-trnd/index.html . This is in addition to how it is encouraging us to eat crickets as a major part of our diet: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10303143/ . The Canadian government also is promoting this: https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/the-rumours-the-government-wants-you-to-eat-crickets-are-true . What a life “earth justice” types have in store for us! […]