LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan regulators on Friday approved a major utility’s plan to phase out its coal-fired power plants and rely increasingly on renewable sources and energy efficiency to provide electricity.
Jackson-based Consumers Energy, which supplies power to much of the Lower Peninsula, won the OK after modifying a proposal it initially submitted a year ago.
Significant components remain unchanged, including a plan to retire two generators at the Karn plant near Bay City in 2023. The utility plans to close its final three units — at the Campbell plant north of Holland — between 2031 and 2040.
