Public Comments Sought on Proposed New Coal Plant by Michigan PSC
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The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) today said it is seeking public comments on Consumers Energy Company's electric generation alternatives analysis (EGAA) related to its proposed new coal-fired plant in Essexville in Bay County. The utility company today filed its EGAA with the MPSC, as directed in the procedures established in Case No. U-15958. Comments are due by July 5, 2009.
The MPSC today opened a docket in this matter. The EGAA is available at; http://efile.mpsc.cis.state.mi.us/efile/viewcase.php?casenum=15996&submit.x=16&submit.y=9
On April 1, the MPSC entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) that clarified each participant's role and responsibility regarding a review process to evaluate electric generation alternatives and provide technical assistance to the DEQ. This MOU satisfies requirements laid forth in the Executive Directive (ED 2009-02), issued on February 3 by Governor Jennifer M. Granholm.
The DEQ is charged with issuing permits in response to applications filed seeking authority to construct a new coal-fired electricity generating plant.
The MPSC has two tasks, pursuant to the MOU:
The DEQ is responsible for reviewing the alternatives analysis to assess the affect of the plants and alternatives on human health and the environment.
Consumers Energy is seeking a permit to install (PTI) for a new 930 MW (gross power output) coal-fired Advanced Supercritical Pulverized Coal boiler, steam turbine generator, and auxiliary processes and equipment at the existing Karn-Weadock Generating Station. The facility is located at 2742 North Weadock Highway, in Essexville.
Comments may be e-mailed to mpscedockets@michigan.gov. Written comments should be mailed to the Executive Secretary, Michigan Public Service Commission, P.O. Box 30221, Lansing, MI 48909. All comments should reference Case No. U-15996, should be consistent with provisions of Order in Case No. 15958, and must be received by 5 p.m. on July 5, 2009. All information submitted to the Commission in this matter will become public information, available on the Commission's Web site, and subject to disclosure.
The MPSC is an agency within the Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth.###
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cindy Says:
On June 07, 2009
at 08:11 PM
Thank you,
We need to address this for The Great Lakes Bay Region and our power needs. We need power generated here so the City on Bay City no longer has to purchase power from out of state and so the Hemlock Semi Conductor can have enough local power to produce supplies to the solor power industry. Not to mention the immidate jobs, the spin off jobs and the increased tax base so desperatly needed. |
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mosher Says:
On June 07, 2009
at 09:15 PM
The idea of "clean coal" is a marketing fraud dreamed up by the coal industry.
Coal-fired plants won't bring more jobs to the state. Destruction of our state's environment, its fishing and hunting, and our quality of life is a way to drive remaining jobs away. That is what the effects from coal-fired plants do now. I look forward to their eventual replacement and closing. Meanwhile, we must not build more, especially in Bay County. |
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jcmarkey Says:
On June 15, 2009
at 09:05 AM
Mosher wrote: ?The idea of "clean coal" is a marketing fraud dreamed up by the coal industry?
The clean coal technology that has been developed to date now allows coal to be used to generate power at a much cleaner method from yesteryear. Why there are even clips of BO (Barack Obama) stating that America needs ?Clean Coal?! Could it be that the Chosen One is wrong? Mosher is partially correct saying coal fired plants won?t bring more jobs to the state. However, just the promise of the future energy this clean-coal plant will generate has already brought hundreds of construction jobs to the area at Hemlock SemiCondector. When the Consumer?s Power plant is built it will bring hundreds more when HSC is completed and is running on its coal-fired electricity. Currently there is nothing available by wind or solar that could come close to generating even a fraction of power that this new coal plant will provide. Mosher, you and others had your chance for plenty of ?clean energy? when the nuclear plant in Midland was being constructed for Michigan. |
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