Trump administration tells Colorado coal generator to stay open
AP News••general
Key Points:
- The Trump administration has ordered the owners of the Craig Station coal-fired power plant in Colorado to keep its 446-megawatt Unit 1 operational beyond its planned retirement date, reversing its shutdown set for Wednesday.
- The order requires Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association and other owners to repair a broken valve that caused the unit to go offline in December, despite previous plans to retire the unit by the end of 2025 for economic and regulatory reasons.
- Energy Secretary Chris Wright justified the emergency order by citing a shortage of electricity generation in the northwestern U.S., as part of the administration's broader effort to support the coal industry amid a shift toward cheaper and cleaner energy sources.
- Local and state officials, including Democratic Senator
