Colorado Challenges DOE Order to Keep Coal Plant Open

Owners of broken Colo. coal plant forced to reopen ask DoE to reconsider order

The Dept. of Energy ordered a broken coal plant to reopen, hiking costs for Colorado ratepayers. Companies who own the plant are pushing back.

Colorado challenges DOE order to keep coal plant open

CRAIG, Colo. (KREX) — A U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) order to keep a coal-fired power plant in Craig open is being challenged by both the facility's owners and the state. Craig Unit One, a 45-year-old generator, was scheduled to be retired at the end of 2025. It was determined to be inoperable due to [...]

Craig coal station owners say ratepayers will ‘bear the full cost’ of keeping plant open, ask federal government to reverse decision

The owners of a coal-burning power plant in Craig say a recent federal order forcing them to keep one of their units open could raise costs on ratepayers, and asked the U.S. Department of Energy to reconsider its decision.  Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association and the Platte River Power Authority, which co-own Craig Station Unit 1 in Moffat County, filed a petition with the Energy Department on Thursday in a bid to reverse an emerge…