Tag: coal power
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Trump Administration Orders Craig Unit 1 to Stay Online Amid Electricity Emergency
Background: A Coal Plant Teetering on Closure The Craig Station in Craig, Colorado, has long been a staple of the regional power grid, with Craig Unit 1 serving as a significant source of baseload electricity. Originally scheduled to shut down this week, the plant’s fate took an abrupt turn when the Trump administration invoked an…
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Trump Admin Orders Aging Colorado Coal Plant to Stay Open, Potentially Hurting Ratepayers
Policy Pivot Keeps a Nearly 50-Year-Old Coal Plant Running The Trump administration has intervened to keep an aging coal-fired power plant in Colorado online, ordering the facility to remain operational a day before its planned retirement. The Craig Generating Station Unit 1, a nearly five-decade-old plant, was scheduled to shut down as part of a…
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Trump’s Energy Department Coal Plant Order in Washington Sparks State Officials’ Outrage
Background: The DOE’s Emergency Directive The U.S. Department of Energy issued a sudden emergency directive directing TransAlta to continue operating its Centralia coal-fired plant in Washington state. The move, announced under the Trump administration, comes despite longstanding state policies aimed at phasing out coal power and meeting aggressive climate goals. The directive’s timing and scope…