Director warns DOE orders keeping J.H. Campbell online could drive regional cost allocation Utility Director Rudy Veil told the board that recent DOE/Federal orders requiring some retiring coal plants to run in 90-day increments have led Consumers Energy to file cost-recovery with FERC; Veil said Coldwater, as part of MISO, could see a modest share of the remaining $40 million balance and urged caution until FERC rules are final.

Utility Director Rudy Veil warns that federal orders could keep the J.H. Campbell coal plant running longer than planned, potentially impacting costs for local customers in the MISO region.

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