Colorado coal plant objects to Trump order to stay open : NPR
NPR • • general
Key Points:
- President Trump received a bronze "Undisputed Champion of Beautiful Clean Coal" trophy from a coal industry group, coinciding with his executive order directing the Department of Defense to buy more electricity from coal plants.
- The administration has used emergency powers to keep eight coal-fired units operating beyond planned retirements, arguing closures would increase power bills and threaten grid stability, despite opposition from environmental groups and some states.
- Two Colorado utilities, co-owners of the Craig Station coal plant, are legally challenging the federal order to keep the plant open, claiming it forces them to incur unnecessary costs and constitutes an unconstitutional taking of private property.
- The utilities argue they have sufficient renewable energy resources to replace coal and that the order imposes financial burdens on
