Trump Coal Defeat: Why Capacity-Market Ruling Matters for Wind Investors

Trump coal defeat: Why capacity-market ruling matters for wind investors

Keeping retiring power plants open by federal order can distort capacity prices and deter investment in new generation, US appeals court warns as it strikes down Trump administration coal intervention

Federal appeals court vacates Trump order extending operations for a west Michigan coal plant

For more than a year, the U.S. Department of Energy has repeatedly extended the lifespan of a coal plant in West Olive, Michigan, arguing the power generated at the facility was needed to help address a national energy emergency. However, a three-judge panel at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, in […]

Judges Rule Trump Can’t Just Make Up An Emergency to Keep Coal Plant Open

The Department of Energy's emergency order forcing J.H. Campbell Power Plant to stay open has no basis in reality, an appeals court ruled.