{"id":1451265,"date":"2022-04-23T08:29:38","date_gmt":"2022-04-23T12:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1451265"},"modified":"2022-04-23T08:29:39","modified_gmt":"2022-04-23T12:29:39","slug":"michigan-democrat-ag-and-major-energy-company-agree-to-end-coal-use-by-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-democrat-ag-and-major-energy-company-agree-to-end-coal-use-by-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan Democrat AG and Major Energy Company Agree To End Coal Use By 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmichigan-democrat-ag-and-major-energy-company-agree-to-end-coal-use-by-2025%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1451265&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/2FA8BFE9-022F-4FFC-9D8E-3189B65B24C1-scaled.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, a Democrat, signed off on a proposed settlement Wednesday with an energy company to cease coal use by 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/ag\/news\/press-releases\/2022\/04\/20\/ag-nessel-consumers-energy-reach-settlement-to-end-use-of-coal-in-michigan\">according<\/a> to a government-issued press release.<\/p>\n<p>The decision comes 15 years earlier than the original plans. Michigan\u2019s agreement with Consumers Energy Company \u2014 which says it delivers electricity and natural gas to 6.6 million of the 10 million residents in Michigan \u2014 must now be approved by the Michigan Public Service Commission.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot only is this settlement a win for our environment, it\u2019s also a win for Michigan ratepayers who have struggled to stay current on their bills,\u201d Nessel said in a statement. \u201cThis agreement was truly a collaborative effort from all involved parties and a symbol of what we can achieve when stakeholders work together to create positive change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last June, Consumers Energy filed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumersenergy.com\/-\/media\/CE\/Documents\/company\/IRP-2021.ashx\">resource<\/a> plan that proposed shuttering coal plants across the state. The idea is to move toward solar energy usage by 2040, building roughly 8,000 megawatts, to have \u201cclean energy\u201d resources comprise 90% of electricity. Coal generated the third most electricity in Michigan in 2020, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/state\/?sid=MI\">according<\/a> to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.<\/p>\n<p>State Rep. Joe Bellino, a Republican, told The Daily Wire that he is \u201cworried about the state having enough energy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope the attorney general\u2019s got the numbers down to keep the power running,\u201d he said in a Friday interview. \u201cThat\u2019s all I hope. \u2026 We\u2019re in a peninsula. We can\u2019t get energy from the east, west, or the north.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nessel\u2019s office declined to offer further comment to The Daily Wire on the proposed settlement \u2014 pointing to the attorney general\u2019s comments in the press release.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed settlement includes a provision for Consumers Energy to donate $5 million this year to a fund for low-income utility ratepayers, \u201cwith the potential for $33 million in total assistance in additional $2 million increments over a 14-year period.\u201d This portion was negotiated by The Citizens Utility Board of Michigan, which seeks to make utility costs cheaper for state residents.<\/p>\n<p>Nessel\u2019s move comes as consumers deal with the highest level of inflation statewide since November of 1981, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/tradingeconomics.com\/united-states\/michigan-inflation-expectations#:~:text=Michigan%20Inflation%20Expectations%20in%20the,United%20States%20Michigan%20Inflation%20Expectations.\">data<\/a> from the University of Michigan. Inflation reached 5.4% in April, compared to 4.9% in January and 4.7% in July 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have continued to target the fossil fuel sector, with U.S. Special Presidential Evoy for Climate John Kerry issuing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-04-21\/u-s-climate-envoy-kerry-pushes-time-limit-on-new-gas-projects\">warning<\/a> to the domestic natural gas industry on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Kerry, who was secretary of state under former President Barack Obama, said natural gas producers should have to prove they are using carbon capture technology to reduce emissions, and, if not, abandon their procedures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to put the industry on notice: You\u2019ve got six years, eight years, no more than 10 years or so, within which you\u2019ve got to come up with a means by which you\u2019re going to capture, and if you\u2019re not capturing, then we have to deploy alternative sources of energy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Consumers Energy Company did not respond to a Daily Wire request for comment.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. 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