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TVA
TVA Cancels Decisions to Close 2 Coal Plants, Cites Growing Demand, Trump Tone
The Tennessee Valley Authority revoked its previous decision to wind down operations at two of its coal plants, citing upward demand and the Trump administration’s coal-friendly posture.
NIPSCO
NIPSCO Insists on MISO Midwest Allocation for Indiana Coal Plant Costs
NIPSCO insisted to FERC that a MISO Midwest-wide cost allocation for the continued operation of an Indiana coal plant is the quickest solution.
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DOE Touts Fossil Fuels’ Role in Meeting Peak Energy Demand This Winter
DOE's senior leadership highlighted how the grid relies on fossil fuels to make it through winter peaks.
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Fight Heats up over Colorado’s Craig Coal Plant Extension
A federal order to keep Unit 1 of the coal-fired Craig Generating Station operational past its planned retirement date seems disconnected from grid realities, a Colorado state energy official said.
APS
APS Loses $1.8B Federal Loan Guarantee for Tx, Renewable Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy has canceled a pending $1.8 billion loan guarantee to Arizona Public Service that was intended to help finance transmission, renewable energy and storage projects.
Walters Group
Regulators: MISO Stakeholders Should Decide Cost-sharing for DOE Coal Plant Orders
State regulators in MISO asked FERC to let power industry stakeholders determine how to allocate the costs for an Indiana coal plant forced to stay online by the Trump administration’s Department of Energy.
DOE
Wright Ready to Use Emergency Powers to Dispatch Backup Generation During Winter Storm
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the department is ready to use its authority under Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act to dispatch backup generation from large customers if needed ahead of a major winter storm.
Appliance Standards Awareness Project
Study Finds Appliance Standards Saved Households $780B over a Decade
The average U.S. consumer would have spent $6,000 more on utility bills over the past decade without national efficiency standards for appliances, according to a report from the Appliance Standards Awareness Project.
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association
Colo. Officials Push Back on Craig Coal Plant Extension
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.
Washington Dept. of Ecology
Wash. AG, Environmental Groups Challenge DOE’s Centralia Coal Plant Order
Washington’s attorney general and a coalition of environmental groups have mounted separate challenges to DOE's December decision to order TransAlta to continue operating the state’s last coal-fired plant for three months beyond its scheduled retirement.

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