LIMA TWP., MI — Following intense community opposition and local governmental pushback, Consumers Energy has officially abandoned its plans to for a natural gas-burning power plant in Lima Township near Chelsea and west of Ann Arbor.
A local grassroots group NUANCE Michigan launched an online petition and pressured utility leadership to abandon the project.
Intense local concerns regarding air quality and particulate matter emissions fueled much of the community opposition, despite the utility’s claims that the plant’s impact would be minimal…