US EditionTrump Energy Department scuttles planned closures of 2 Indiana coal plants
DOE emergency orders require two coal units at NIPSCO and one at CenterPoint to run through Mar. 23, 2026, citing rising regional power demand from data centers.
- On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright issued an emergency order to keep Unit 1 at Craig Station available for 90 days, invoking Section 202 of the Federal Power Act.
- Facing planned retirements and rising demand, the DOE argued Colorado faces a dire energy emergency as Craig Station, Craig, Colorado was set to close end-2025, aligning with President Donald Trump's fossil fuel agenda.
- Analysts and state officials warned that keeping the unit available will raise costs, noting a June Energy Innovation analysis found coal power 28% costlier in 2024, and repairs may burden Colorado rural ratepayers with millions in expenses.
- Colorado regulators and environmental groups including Earthjustice and GreenLatinos challenged the emergency order, citing Colorado Public Utilities Commission findings that Craig Unit 1 is unnecessary and legal risks to air quality.
- The order remains in place through at least March 30, 2026, and the Department of Energy's Resource Adequacy Report warns outages could increase by 100 times if reliable power declines; the administration has used similar orders this year in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Indiana.
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Trump administration orders a Colorado coal-fired power generator to stay open
The Trump administration has ordered another coal-fired power facility to remain open. This time it's telling the owners of the Craig Station in northwestern Colorado to keep running an electricity-generating unit that was slated for retirement Wednesday.
Trump administration forces coal power plant in northwestern Colorado to continue operating
The Trump administration, saying there is an emergency need for electricity, has ordered Tri-State Generation and Transmission to keep its coal-powered Craig Unit 1 running. The unit was scheduled to close Wednesday. “The emergency conditions resulting from increasing demand and shortage from accelerated retirement of generation facilities … could lead to the loss of power to homes, and businesses,” the U.S. Department of Energy order states. Tr…
Aspen Times
Trump administration orders coal plant in northwest Colorado to remain open — one day before scheduled closure
President Donald Trump’s Energy Department is ordering a coal-burning power plant in northwest Colorado to remain open, just one day before it was scheduled to shut down. U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright issued...
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