Colorado lawmakers pass bill to control costs, emissions of coal plants forced to stay open due to federal orders
The measure would require pollution controls and cost reporting for plants kept open under federal orders, and it could shift expenses away from ratepayers.
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Trump's push to keep coal plants open is costing hundreds of millions
It's been nearly a year since the Trump administration began issuing orders to keep five aging coal plants in four states open past their scheduled closures, citing an "energy emergency" that it said threatened the reliability of the U.S. electricity supply.
Colorado lawmakers pass bill to control costs, emissions of coal plants forced to stay open due to federal orders
A Colorado bill aimed at mitigating the fiscal and environmental impacts of coal-fired power plants that are forced to remain open due to federal orders is on its way to Gov. Jared Polis’ desk. The measure, House Bill 1226, comes in response to the Trump administration’s push to stop coal plant closures, including in Colorado. The U.S. Department of Energy, in late December, prevented the scheduled closure of an aging coal plant in Craig due to…
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