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- Nov 14, 202640% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
J.H. Campbell Coal Plant's Latest Federal Keep-Open Order Ends on 14 November
- DOE issued Order No. 202-26-39 on 14 August 2026 under Federal Power Act section 202(c), directing MISO to keep the coal-fired J.H. Campbell plant available to run from 17 August through 14 November 2026; the plant "was originally slated to shut down on May 31, 2025, 15 years before the end of its scheduled design life"[1]
- It is DOE's sixth order for Campbell, nearly a year and a half beyond the retirement date Michigan regulators approved; the first, of 23 May 2025, was issued days before the planned closure[3][5]
- On 11 September 2026 the US Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit unanimously vacated DOE's first order, ruling it an unlawful use of section 202(c); Judge Cornelia Pillard wrote that DOE's position "would empower it to pick its preferred power sources in Michigan"[2][4]
- Consumers Energy told reporters it was reviewing the ruling and did not plan to close the plant immediately; the rulings on the later orders are still pending[4]
- Consumers Energy has reported $295 million of costs for Campbell from May 2025 to 30 June 2026, which it is seeking to recover across the MISO region; retiring the plant was expected to save Michigan ratepayers nearly $600 million[2][5]
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- [1]40%energy.gov/node/4859847energy.gov· Posted Oct 3, 2026· Starts Nov 14, 2026 ✓· 22% of score
DOE Order No. 202-26-39 "is in effect beginning on August 17, 2026 through November 14, 2026"; Consumers Energy "does not plan to immediately close the plant" after the 11 Sep 2026 appeals ruling (Wisconsin Watch[4]), and DOE has extended its order five times already, so 14 November is when the order lapses, not a guaranteed closure.
- [2]85%Federal Appeals Court Vacates First DOE Order Forcing Operation of J.H. Campbell Coal Plant - Michigan Attorney Generalmichigan.gov· Published Sep 11, 2026· 20% of score
The D.C. Circuit ruling on the first order.[1]
- [3]75%Court strikes down Trump order keeping Michigan coal plant open - FOX 2 Detroitfox2detroit.com· Published Sep 11, 2026· 20% of score
Independent account of the ruling and the plant's original closure plan.[1]
- [4]75%Court ruling spares Wisconsin ratepayers costs of keeping Michigan coal plant open - Wisconsin Watchwisconsinwatch.org· Published Sep 11, 2026· 20% of score
Consumers Energy's[1] response: it does not plan to close the plant immediately.
- [5]85%AG Nessel to Challenge 6th Unlawful DOE Order Forcing Operation of J.H. Campbell Plant - Michigan Attorney Generalmichigan.gov· Published Aug 17, 2026· 18% of score
The sixth order's dates, the costs and the original retirement date.[1]
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