The DOE says the Schahfer plant is key for reliability, but repairs mean it’ll be offline for much of 2026. The grid is set to be just fine without it…
Trump forced Schahfer coal plant online, but it's offline until fall for repairs ($1B+)—grid operators say it's unnecessary. CTO teams face inflated energy costs from mandated coal, while renewables offer faster, cheaper, equally reliable grid alternatives.
Indiana coal plant that Trump forced to stay open is not operating
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The DOE says the Schahfer plant is key for reliability, but repairs mean it’ll be offline for much of 2026. The grid is set to be just fine without it this summer.
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The J.H. Campbell coal-fired plant in Michigan received its fifth emergency order from the Energy Department to remain operating.
The agency is signaling it may unblock $430M in Biden-era funds to help keep the aging U.S. dam fleet online, though money won’t…
Does the grid really need old coal-fired power plants to stay open?
The grid operators that draw power from the plants said they never asked for them to remain open, and consumers may have to…
One plant produces more arsenic pollution than any other in US, and the other has been slated for closure since 2021
Department of Energy's attempts to prop up coal can look pretty pointless.
