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People of the State of Michigan v. U.S. Department of Energy

Date
2025
Geography
District of Columbia
Part of
People of the State of Michigan v. U.S. Department of Energy

About this case

Filing year
2025
Status
Petition for review filed.
Geography
Docket number
25-1159
Court/admin entity
United States → Federal Courts → D.C. Cir.
Case category
Federal Statutory Claims → Other Statutes and Regulations
Principal law
United States → Federal Power Act
At issue
Challenges to Secretary of Energy’s order determining that an emergency existed in the Midwest due to shortages of electric energy and electric generation facilities and ordering Campbell coal-fired power plant to remain available to operate.

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
07/24/2025
Petition
Petition for review filed.
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Three petitions for review were filed in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the U.S. Secretary of Energy’s May 23, 2025 order pursuant to the Federal Power Act determining that an emergency existed in the Midwest region of the United States due to a shortage of electric energy, shortage of electric energy generation facilities, and other causes, and directing that the Campbell coal-fired power plant in West Olive, Michigan be available to operate for the duration of the order. The plant had been scheduled to cease operations on May 31, 2025. The petitions for review were filed by the People of the State of Michigan, Sierra Club and eight other organizations, and the States of Minnesota and Illinois.

Summary

Challenges to Secretary of Energy’s order determining that an emergency existed in the Midwest due to shortages of electric energy and electric generation facilities and ordering Campbell coal-fired power plant to remain available to operate.