POWER OF ATTORNEY
Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints Sherry L. Abbott, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact,
with respect to the undersigned's status as a director of SEMCO Energy, Inc.,
to:
1. execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
capacity as a director of SEMCO Energy, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5
in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
rules thereunder, and Schedule 13D, and any amendments thereto, in accordance
with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules
thereunder;
2. do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4,
or 5 and any such Schedule 13D and any amendments thereto and timely file such
form or schedule with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and
any stock exchange or similar authority; and
3. take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to,
in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion.
The undersigned hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorney-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, is not assuming, nor
is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 or 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorney-in-fact.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 19th day of January, 2000.
/s/John M. Albertine
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John M. Albertine
