coal plant retirements
Bechtel
We Energies announced it will extend the operating lives of coal-fired Units 7 and 8 at its Oak Creek Power Plant through the end of 2027.
Xcel Energy
A delay in the repair of Unit 3 of Xcel Energy’s coal-fired Comanche Generating Station has sparked questions among Colorado regulators about the utility’s ability to meet summer peak demand in 2026.
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association
A bill in the Colorado legislature seeks to reduce the environmental impact of federal orders delaying the retirement of coal-fired power plants.
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association
Local elected officials in Colorado are speaking out against the Trump administration’s order to keep the coal-fired Craig Generating Station Unit 1 available to operate past its planned retirement date.
Jimmy, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
DOE has ordered a non-operational 427-MW coal-fired generator in Colorado to be repaired and remain available for 90 days.
Yes Energy
After a long decline in the U.S., coal-fired generation is enjoying strong policy support in the second Trump administration.
TransAlta
Citing an energy “emergency” in the Northwest this winter, DOE ordered TransAlta to continue operating Washington’s last coal-fired generating plant for three months beyond its scheduled retirement at the end of this year.
KRDO
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission granted a one-year extension to Unit 2 of the coal-fired Comanche power plant, as uncertainty lingers about the fate of outage-plagued Unit 3.
Xcel Energy
Public Service Company of Colorado and the Polis administration want to keep Unit 2 of the coal-fired Comanche Generating Station running a year longer than planned.
OPPD
Nebraska’s attorney general is suing the state’s largest electric utility in an attempt to block partial retirement of an aging coal- and gas-fired power plant.
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