The sad reality in today’s electric utility sector is that outside corporate interests are driving much of what happens even though it is far from local interest. Here are some questions Ottawa County citizens should be asking: Given the threat of significant electric price increases stemming from data centers, overthrow of local zoning by Michigan […]
Written appeal to the Ottawa County Board: please discuss a proposed resolution authorizing representation on the exploratory committee for a locally controlled electric cooperative, of participating townshipsWritten appeal to the Ottawa County Board: please discuss a proposed resolution authorizing representation on the exploratory committee for a locally controlled electric cooperative, of participating townships
Dear Board Members: In follow up to my request at this week’s county board meeting, I would ask the County Board to discuss the resolution below or similar. Chair Teeples stated at this week’s meeting that if even just one Board member asks in a timely manner for an item to be included on the […]
We are having an effect: Consumers Energy now says it will operate Campbell “long term”We are having an effect: Consumers Energy now says it will operate Campbell “long term”
This is a very positive development, but we just need to keep in mind that Consumers Energy is still full steam ahead with their Net Zero agenda and doing this in a way which means significantly rising electric utility rates, lithium ion battery plants, large-scale solar developments, etc., along with closing fossil fuel plants if […]
Request to the Ottawa County Board at Their 10/28/2025 Board Meeting to Be Represented On the Exploratory Committee for a Locally Controlled Electric Cooperative for Much of Ottawa County Currently Without Local ControlRequest to the Ottawa County Board at Their 10/28/2025 Board Meeting to Be Represented On the Exploratory Committee for a Locally Controlled Electric Cooperative for Much of Ottawa County Currently Without Local Control
This was the speech delivered on behalf of the “Save The Campbell” effort pertaining to the 2nd round of “Save The Campbell” Resolutions- Joseph Parnell McCarter, Georgetown Township, volunteer leader of SaveTheCampbell effort. I would request the County Board consider these facts: So my request to this Board is that your next standing committee meeting […]
Thanks to the Blendon Township Board for Passing the 2nd Round of Campbell Resolutions, Now Joining 5 Other Townships in Ottawa County Which Have Done So! Thanks also to Blendon residents who advocated for its passage!Thanks to the Blendon Township Board for Passing the 2nd Round of Campbell Resolutions, Now Joining 5 Other Townships in Ottawa County Which Have Done So! Thanks also to Blendon residents who advocated for its passage!
In a four to one vote, the Blendon Township Board passed the 2nd Round of Campbell Resolutions, after a number of people spoke in favor. This is truly a group effort. And it is another step in our project to thwart the Net Zero agenda by God’s grace. The following 6 townships have thus passed […]
Speech to the Blendon Township Board on 10/20/2025Speech to the Blendon Township Board on 10/20/2025
Joseph Parnell McCarter, Georgetown Township, volunteer leader of SaveTheCampbell effort. In the first round of “Save The Campbell” resolutions the Blendon board, six other townships and the County Board, accomplished what we had hoped, the Trump Administration responding to our appeal: the delay of the planned 2025 closure of the Campbell. Nevertheless, Consumers Energy and […]
Why should municipalities in Ottawa County get involved with the “Save The Campbell” effort?Why should municipalities in Ottawa County get involved with the “Save The Campbell” effort?
In the first round of “Save The Campbell” resolutions seven township boards and the County Board passed a resolution to save the Campbell from Consumers Energy’s planned 2025 closure and demolition of the Campbell plant as part of the Net Zero agenda. Local legislators then joined in. The Trump Administration acceded to the request, intervened, […]
Speech to the Georgetown Township Board on 10/13/2025Speech to the Georgetown Township Board on 10/13/2025
Joseph Parnell McCarter, 6408 Wrenwood, Georgetown Township, volunteer leader of the “Save The Campbell” effort and now also encouraging the “Save The E-Unit” effort Regarding emergency medical services, the Georgetown Board has communicated to the County Sheriff its desire for the E-Unit to continue, and the Sheriff’s Office has delayed its planned closure to May […]
Letter To Blendon Township Board Seeking to Address ConcernsLetter To Blendon Township Board Seeking to Address Concerns
Dear Trustee Meyer and the other trustees of Blendon Township, I apologize for the delayed response, but my mother’s passing and some other matters intervened in getting back with you sooner regarding issues Trustee Meyer raised at the last Blendon Township meeting concerning the 2nd Round of Campbell Resolutions. I appreciate that the Board is seriously considering […]