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CleanTechnica•4 months ago

•The Department of Energy (DOE) issued an emergency order to keep Washington's last coal plant (TransAlta in Centralia) operational, overriding a federal court challenge to a Trump-era order.
•Environmental groups Earthjustice and Sierra Club are strongly opposing the DOE's intervention, advocating for cleaner, more affordable, and reliable energy.
•This action signals potential federal intervention in regional energy markets to maintain perceived grid reliability, even against state-level closure plans or environmental challenges, creating regulatory uncertainty.

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CleanTechnica•4 months ago

•Sierra Club and partners are challenging Trump-era DOE orders that forced two Indiana coal-fired power plants to remain operational beyond their scheduled retirement dates.
•This legal challenge highlights significant regulatory risk and the potential for federal intervention to override planned asset retirements, impacting market certainty for new generation developers.
•The outcome of this challenge will influence the pace of coal plant retirements in Indiana and potentially other regions, directly affecting capacity availability and the need for replacement generation.

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