Wind power and water power are in abundance in West Michigan. But as the state strives to move its energy strategy into the 21st Century, coal burning power plants are still in operation. Conversations about replacing them with affordable clean energy continue to attract attention. Changes, however, seem to be in the distant future.
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Muskegon and West Michigan have critical roles to play in the future of electrical production in the state of Michigan, and that's not only because of the potential for producing wind energy.
Consumers Energy is planning improvements to extend for at least another decade the life of Muskegon's B.C. Cobb plant, and has even greater plans for the Ludington Pump Storage Plant.
The Muskegon County Wastewater Management System is even being eyed for a new generating plant down the line, said Consumers Energy President and CEO David W. Joos.
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