LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) — Attorney General Dana Nessel is considering legal action after the Trump administration ordered a West Michigan facility to remain open, overriding the state’s energy transition plan.

“This is undermining a business decision that was made many years ago,” Nessel said on May 28. “To me, this is unprecedented.”

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The Department of Energy announced on May 23 it was requiring Consumers Energy’s J.H. Campbell plant in Ottawa County to stay open until at least Aug. 21, citing a “shortage of electric energy.”

Nessel called the emergency “fabricated” and said her staff is reviewing whether to challenge the order in court, according to Gazette Xtra. 

“They have to operate an outdated coal plant … because the president is making them? How does that work?” she said.

Originally slated to close on May 31, the Campbell plant will now remain open under federal direction. Federal officials said the extension was necessary due to expected summer demand, limited dispatchable power, and the threat of outages.

Supporters of the order argued it was a practical response to flawed energy planning.

“You’ve got to be energy abundant,” Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt (R-Porter Twp.) said. “They have this view that they can run the economy out of rainbows and pixie dust, and you can’t.”

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Consumers Energy said it still intends to retire the facility later this year.