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CleanTechnica•30 days ago

•The Trump administration allegedly issued an 'emergency' order to illegally extend the operational life of the Centralia Generating Station coal plant past its scheduled retirement.
•This intervention is expected to drive up regional electricity bills due to the high operational costs of keeping an aging coal plant online.
•The action sets a precedent for direct federal intervention in power plant retirements, introducing significant regulatory risk and market distortion for developers and IPPs.

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POWER Magazine•30 days ago

•The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has ordered TransAlta, an IPP, to keep the 730-MW Centralia Unit 2, Washington State's last coal-fired unit, operational beyond its scheduled 2025 closure.
•This federal intervention adds 730 MW of firm capacity to the Washington state grid, potentially impacting local capacity prices, deferring the need for new generation, and altering the economics for developers planning replacement resources.
•The decision signals a direct federal policy shift by the Trump administration, prioritizing grid reliability over state-level decarbonization plans, introducing regulatory uncertainty for planned plant retirements and new project development.

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