March 3, 2019 – Lakeshore communities look to reshape their formerly industrial waterfronts
Two lakeshore communities are rethinking how former industrial sites will play a role in future development along their waterfronts. That’s true in both Holland and Muskegon, two cities in which decommissioned coal-fired power plants could help free up sites for new uses and redevelopment. As well, both communities follow a string of examples of municipalities
January 11, 2019 – Progress made on dismantling of B.C. Cobb power plant
The special equipment assembled on top of the stack last fall is no longer needed and has been removed. MUSKEGON, Mich. — Work to dismantle the closed B.C. Cobb power plant has reached another milestone. Special equipment was assembled on the top of the remaining stack to cut and drop chunks of the structure. The
October 1, 2018 – Workers slowly knocking down B.C. Cobb smoke stack
Day after day workers are reducing the size of the historic B.C. Cobb power plant smoke stack. The nearly 650-foot-tall stack is being removed in five feet by five feet sections. Those chunks are being dropped to the ground on the inside of the stack and removed at the base of the stack. It will
August 15, 2018 – Air Compliance Excellence (ACE) Award
Mecklenburg County Air Quality (MCAQ) announced on August 15, 2018 that our facility is being recognized for ongoing Air Compliance Excellence with an annual ACE Award. These awards are designed to highlight local industry's efforts in achieving compliance with their air quality permits, thereby helping to reduce pollution and improve local air quality. We are
March 13, 2018 – US Utilities Turning Shuttered Coal Generating Facilities Into Solar Power Plants
The good news is that more and more coal powered generating facilities are being taken offline as competition from natural gas and renewables make them too expensive to operate. The bad news is the land they are built on is often so battered and bruised from years of pollution it can’t be used for anything
May 25, 2017 – Speaker says Whiting site development can boost Luna Pier, region
If all goes as expected, the former J.R. Whiting Plant in Luna Pier will be demolished in two years with efforts well in progress for transforming the power plant site into a rail-to-truck terminal and distribution center. While that plan was made public about a month ago (See Whiting acquired), local business and government officials
May 14, 2017 – Port project at former Muskegon coal plant aims to tap into region’s ag industry
From MiBiz.com MUSKEGON — As a result of the challenging economics of maintaining decades-old coal plants, communities nationwide have wrestled with how to replace lost tax revenue and repurpose large industrial brownfield sites when those facilities close. For the B.C. Cobb coal plant in Muskegon, whose towering smokestack is an unmistakable feature along the east end
April 25, 2017 – Forsite Development to Acquire Two Consumers Energy Sites
JACKSON, Mich., April 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers Energy has selected an experienced firm to demolish and redevelop two of its former coal-fired power plants. Citing the successful track record of Forsite Development Inc. with repurposing industrial property, Consumers Energy tapped the North Carolina company to redevelop its 115-acre B.C. Cobb Generating Plant in Muskegon and
April 7, 2017 – Plan in place for development firm to acquire Whiting plant
The energy company will file a plan with the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) to have Forsite Development Inc. of Charlotte, N.C., acquire both the Whiting site and the B.C. Cobb site in Muskegon. LUNA PIER — Consumers Energy is expected to submit a filing with its regulator next month regarding the shuttered J.R. Whiting