U.S. Energy Department Extends Emergency Order Preventing Craig Coal Plant From Shutting Down

U.S. Energy Department extends emergency order preventing Craig coal plant from shutting down

Editor’s note: This story was updated to include a statement from Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, which co-owns and operates Craig Station Unit 1. The United States Department of Energy on Monday extended an emergency order keeping an aging coal plant in Craig open beyond its initial retirement date.  Energy Secretary Chris Wright first issued an emergency order on Dec. 30 — one day before Craig Station’s Unit 1 plant in Moffa…

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