Nessel to challenge Department of Energy order keeping West Michigan coal plant open

By: Jon King

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: February 20, 2026

Words: 417

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said Friday she intends to seek a rehearing with the U.S. Department of Energy over what she called an “arbitrary and illegal” order requiring continued operation of a West Michigan coal plant beyond its scheduled retirement.

The department’s latest order, filed this week, directs Consumers Energy to keep the J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant in West Olive operating until May 18, 2026. That’s nearly a year past its

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