Move To Keep a Michigan Coal Plant Open Would Cost Millions, Or Would It?

September 3, 2025

When the Department of Energy issued an order forcing the J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant in western Michigan to remain online, Democratic lawmakers and activists argued that the move would cost consumers millions of dollars. Federal emissions and regulatory figures shared with the Washington Free Beacon, however, show that the plant has been profitable in the wake of that order.

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