JACKSON (WKZO-AM/FM) — The Associated Press erroneously reported over the weekend that Consumers Energy was planning to buy the Palisades Nuclear Plant and convert it to natural gas.
That is not happening, and the AP has since issued a correction.
Consumers Energy is, however, shopping around for an existing gas powered facility that can provide some or all of the megawatts they will be losing when the Covert reactor shuts down next summer.
Spokesman Brian Wheeler said the will be accepting offers until the middle of May.
The Michigan Public Service Commission said it may not approve the closure of the plant without the assurance that Consumers has the juice it needs to cover peak loads.
A pair of public hearings on the issue are planned for on May 8.
