Court faults US Energy Dept. for 'emergency' measure to keep coal plant open
Posted on 2026-09-12 14:07:13
A US court has declared that the Energy Department exceeded its authority by forcing a Michigan coal-fired power plant to remain open past its scheduled retirement date last year.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright had said the 64-year-old J.H. Campbell plant was needed to ensure reliable electricity in the region, and he used emergency powers to keep it operating.
Environmental groups and three states -- Michigan, Illinois and Minnesota -- went to court to try to overturn orders keeping the plant online.
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit sided with the plaintiffs -- saying there was no real emergency.
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