Secretary Wright, I just want to address your department's use of Section 202C emergency authority to keep the J.H. campbell coal plant in West Olive, Michigan operating. As you know, it's past its retirement date. You're very familiar with this plant. An The order [to keep the J.H. Campbell coal plant open] has been extended four times over the last year. keeping this plan open between May and December. According to figures we have last year cost more than $135 million. And with each extension of this order, obviously that price tag will continue to go up. (00:11–00:24)
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Asserts that the emergency order for the coal plant has been extended four times in a year.
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