As part of our mission to become a cleaner, leaner and flexible energy company, we’re officially retiring our J.H. Campbell Complex beginning in early 2025. This will allow us to get closer to end coal use by 2025, lower our carbon footprint, and add more renewable energy for us to deliver. 

We’re committed to a Just Transition for co-workers, communities and the planet while we’re leading Michigan’s clean energy transformation. Our Just Transition process ensures that as we transform over to clean energy, we protect those that are affected by the closure and removal of coal plants.

For employees, we’ll find new roles for those who want to stay. For communities, we’ll help local leaders pursue new economic futures while fulfilling our environmental responsibilities at the sites.

For proof that we’ll keep our promises, look no further than the progress made with the seven coal-fired units we retired in 2016. These are known as the “Classic Seven.” Closing these units was the first major step in our journey away from coal. From our Classic Seven experience, we created a three-step Just Transition process for the future:

While retiring the complex will help us get closer to our coal-free goal in 2025, it’ll help us accomplish our Clean Energy Plan too. Below are the impacts we can expect over the next two decades as we transition from coal to renewable power: