The Consent Decree addresses violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Title V programs at Consumer Energy Company?s (Consumers') Campbell, Cobb, Karn, and Weadock coal-fired power plants in Michigan. This settlement will be the 29th settlement reached under the National Coal Fired Power Plant Initiative.
Upon full implementation of the proposed Consent Decree, emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) will be reduced by approximately 46,500 tons per year (tpy) and carbon dioxide (CO2) by 3,260,000 tpy as measured from 2012 levels. These reductions will secure significant human health and environmental benefits. We estimate that the total value of the injunctive relief package for the settlement is approximately $1 billion in capital costs. Consumers will also pay a civil penalty of $2.75 million and spend a minimum of $7.7 million implementing environmental mitigation projects. Consumers will spend up to $4 million on wind energy, solar photovoltaic, or anaerobic digestion with nutrient recovery/removal projects to avoid or reduce emissions; up to $3 million on vehicle replacement and retrofit and/or fueling infrastructure projects; up to $2 million on the acquisition, donation, and/or restoration of ecologically significant lands, watersheds, vegetation, and/or forests that are part of or near Consumers? service territories; no less than $1 million sponsoring a wood-burning appliance replacement and/or