Hidden in Plain Sight: Existing Coal Plants offer the Generation that Today Demands

Thanks to this new age of electricity demand and power-hungry data centers, the U.S. currently has record amounts of electricity generation in development. But that build out is getting both harder and more expensive, in the face of demand that waits for no one. What’s the holdup? Baseload power projects requiring natural gas turbines are […]

On August 18, 2026
Data centers, Department of Energy (DOE), grid reliability, J.H. Campbell coal plant, PJM Interconnection, power demand, Trump administration

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J.H. Campbell Comes to the Rescue in MISO

When Secretary of Energy Chris Wright used emergency authority to extend the life of the J.H Campbell coal plant in Michigan at the end of May, the decision was met with a broadside of a criticism. To the anti-coal crowd, the move was a bail out, a solution in search of a problem and a […]

On August 6, 2025
Chris Wright, Consumers Energy, Department of Energy (DOE), electricity prices, grid reliability, J.H. Campbell coal plant, Michigan, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), National Mining Association (NMA), Rich Nolan