Coal plant forced to remain open because of energy “emergency” hasn’t generated any power

Coal plant forced to remain open because of energy “emergency” hasn’t generated any power

Washington state’s last remaining coal-fired power plant hasn’t generated meaningful electricity since January. The Centralia power plant, in Centralia, Washington, has produced power for no one, despite a Department of Energy order claiming a looming winter energy emergency, which forced it to remain open just days before its long-anticipated closure last December. “This plant hasn’t been producing any power over this supposed ‘emergency’ peri…