Colorado lawmakers push for guardrails on coal plants forced to stay open due to federal orders

Coloradans Push Back On Trump Trying To Force Coal On Them - CleanTechnica

The Trump administration’s efforts to force coal and other dirty fossil fuels on Americans while blocking solar and wind energy projects are so blatant and obvious that there’s really no debate what’s going on. There are some lame excuses being trotted out, though. In Colorado, as in some other places, ... [continued] The post Coloradans Push Back On Trump Trying To Force Coal On Them appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Colorado lawmakers push for guardrails on coal plants forced to stay open due to federal orders

Colorado Democrats are planning to counter the Trump administration’s push to buoy coal-fired power plants, with legislation unveiled Wednesday that seeks to place more guardrails on plants that are forced to remain open due to federal orders.  The legislation, House Bill 1226, comes after the U.S. Department of Energy issued an emergency order on Dec. 30 forcing the coal-fired Craig Station Unit 1 plant in Moffat County to remain open one day b…

Trump admin ramps up effort to revive coal industry as power demand surges

The Trump administration is stepping up its push to reinvigorate the U.S. coal industry as it pursues its goal of boosting energy security.Last week, the Department of Energy announced it would provide $175 million in funding for projects to modernize, retrofit and extend the useful life of six coal-fired power plants that serve rural and remote communities. The agency said the move is intended to keep dependable sources of energy online, while …

The owners want to close this Colorado coal plant. The Trump administration says no

The Trump administration sent emergency orders to keep coal plants running — even when utilities want to shut them down. That's boiled over to a legal battle in Colorado.