Besides the BPW projects, where are the other proposed coal-fired power plants going to be located in Michigan?
We know of six other proposed electric generation plants that would use coal as a fuel source. The plants vary in the combustion technologies they will use, and they include: • LS Power is proposing to build a supercritical pulverized coal plant in Midland. • Consumers Energy is proposing to build a supercritical pulverized coal plant in Essexville. • Wolverine Electric Power Supply Cooperative is proposing to build two circulating fluidized bed boilers at a plant in Rogers City. • Northern Michigan University is proposing to build a circulating fluidized bed plant in Marquette. • Tondu Corporation is proposing to build an Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle plant in Filer City. The Holland Board of Public Works is in active communication with these companies via the Michigan Public Power Agency (MPPA) in order to keep abreast of the potential partnership options they present. The earliest these plants are expected to be online is 2015.
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