Craig Coal Station Owners Say Ratepayers Will ‘Bear the Full Cost’ of Keeping Plant Open, Ask Federal Government to Reverse Decision

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and Utilities Intervene Against Craig 202(c) Order - CleanTechnica

This week Colorado utilities filed a request for reconsideration against the Trump administration’s illegal coal orders following similar requests from public interest groups and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser. Tri-State Generation and Transmission and Platte River Power Authority’s (PRPA) argue the federal government’s intervention to keep the Craig 1 coal unit operating violates ... [continued] The post Colorado Attorney General Phil We…

Craig coal station owners say ratepayers will ‘bear the full cost’ of keeping plant open, ask federal government to reverse decision

The owners of a coal-burning power plant in Craig say a recent federal order forcing them to keep one of their units open could raise costs on ratepayers, and asked the U.S. Department of Energy to reconsider its decision.  Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association and the Platte River Power Authority, which co-own Craig Station Unit 1 in Moffat County, filed a petition with the Energy Department on Thursday in a bid to reverse an emerge…

Tri-State says no thanks to federal orders to keep Craig coal power plant open

The owners of Craig's coal fired power plant petitioned the federal government to let a unit stay closed as planned.

Environmental groups, AG Weiser challenge Trump order to keep Colorado coal plant open

A coal train crosses the Colorado-Utah border on May 15, 2023. (Chase Woodruff/Colorado Newsline)A coalition of environmental groups and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser filed separate petitions with the Department of Energy Wednesday, challenging an “emergency” order to extend the operation of a northwest Colorado coal plant scheduled to be retired last month. Located in Moffat County, Craig Generating Station’s 446-megawatt Unit 1 had bee…

Colorado AG asks DOE to shut down power plant in Craig

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced Wednesday he is petitioning the U.S. Department of Energy to close a coal-fired power plant in Craig that is set to be decommissioned.