Tag: Colorado energy
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Emergency Order Keeps Craig’s Coal Unit Online Amid Power Crunch
Background: An Unexpected Requirement for Continuous Power In a move linked to urgent electricity needs, the Trump-era administration directed Tri-State Generation and Transmission to keep the coal-fired Craig Unit 1 operating, despite prior plans for its closure. The directive was framed as a necessary measure to safeguard the electrical grid during a period of heightened…
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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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Emergency Order Keeps Aging Colorado Coal Plant Open Ahead of Closure
Overview: An Unexpected Extension for Craig Station In a late-breaking move, the U.S. Department of Energy issued an emergency order late Tuesday to keep Unit 1 of the Craig Station coal plant in Colorado operating, just one day before it was scheduled to shut down. The decision, not backed by conventional market mechanisms, underscores the…
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Emergency Order Keeps Aging Colorado Coal Plant Open One Day Before Closure
Overview of the Emergency Action The U.S. Department of Energy issued an emergency order late Tuesday aimed at keeping an aging coal-fired plant in Colorado online, just one day before its scheduled retirement. The directive, issued under the Defense Production Act and related authorities, directs the facility to continue generating electricity to support grid reliability…