密歇根州总检察长促监管机构否决消费者能源公司水坝出售案：13座老坝每座仅售1美元
密歇根州总检察长达娜·内塞尔10月22日公开呼吁州公共服务委员会否决消费者能源公司将其13座老旧水电大坝出售给私营企业的交易。买方为 Confluence Hydro 公司，双方去年签署的收购协议以每座水坝1美元的价格转让，尚需密歇根州公共服务委员会（MPSC ）批准。在密歇根北部，交易涉及马尼斯蒂河上的霍登派尔大坝和蒂皮大坝。
内塞尔表示，她与环保团体本月试图就成本与安全问题重新谈判条款但未能成功。"谈判毫无进展，" 她对 Interlochen 公共电台说，"消费者能源公司一贯的态度是要么按他们的来，要么免谈，而他们的方案对本州民众可能非常危险。"她主张将 Confluence Hydro 的母公司 Hull Street Energy 列为运营、维护及未来拆除全部成本的责任方，否则一旦大坝出事，纳税人可能最终买单。
消费者能源公司发言人布莱恩·惠勒回应称，内塞尔是在"蓄意搅局"，应"真诚谈判而非追逐头条"。公司称出售是对缴费用户最便宜的方案，既能保住大坝，也能保住社区珍视的水库。消费者能源曾在9月10日初定裁决期限前两天要求 MPSC 延长决策时间，称各方或有机会达成建设性方案。反对方则表示双方在根本问题上分歧过大，无法和解。今年夏天，内塞尔在行政法法官建议否决这笔"问题重重"的交易后，撤回了此前有条件支持的立
场。今年春季密歇根多地洪水将多座大坝推至危险水位后，州内大坝安全改革法案本月已接近在州议会通过，现等待州长格雷琴·惠特默签署。
Michigan Attorney General Urges Regulators to Reject Consumers Energy Dam Sale: 13 Old Dams Priced at $1 Each
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel publicly urged the state Public Service Commission on October 22 to reject Consumers Energy's sale of its 13 aging hydroelectric dams to a private company. The buyer is Confluence Hydro; under the purchase agreement signed last year, the dams would transfer for $1 each, and the deal still requires approval from the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC). In northern Michigan, the transaction involves the Hodenpyl and Tippy dams on the Manistee River.
Nessel said she and environmental groups tried this month to renegotiate terms on cost and safety issues but failed. 'The negotiations went nowhere,' she told Interlochen Public Radio. 'Consumers Energy's consistent attitude is that it's their way or the highway, and their plan could be very dangerous for the people of this state.' She argues that Confluence Hydro's parent company, Hull Street Energy, should be named the party responsible for operations, maintenance and all future removal costs; otherwise, if a dam fails, taxpayers could ultimately pay.
Consumers Energy spokesperson Brian Wheeler responded that Nessel is 'deliberately sabotaging' the process and should 'negotiate in good faith rather than chase headlines.' The company says the sale is the cheapest option for ratepayers, preserving both the dams and the reservoirs communities cherish. Consumers had asked the MPSC to extend its decision timeline two days before an initial September 10 ruling deadline, saying the parties might have a chance to reach a constructive solution. Opponents say the two sides are too far apart on fundamental issues to reconcile. This summer, after an administrative law judge recommended rejecting the 'troubled' deal, Nessel withdrew her earlier conditional support. After spring flooding in Michigan pushed several dams to dangerous water levels, state dam safety reform legislation moved close to passage in the legislature this month and awaits Governor Gretchen Whitmer's signature.
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