US Energy Dept. directive comes as the 730-MW facility is to shut down Dec. 31 and has a $600M makeover to natural gas set and a client supply agreement signed ...

The Trump administration is using its fear-based rhetoric playbook, raising the specter of rolling blackouts to justify ...

SEATTLE—The last coal-fired power plant in Washington state was set to go cold at the end of the year. It would then switch to natural gas, cutting carbon emissions in half. The shutdown had been in ...

The president propped up old coal plants and killed offshore wind farms in the name of national security. That has raised ...

An undated aerial view of TransAlta’s coal-fired power plant in Centralia, Washington. (Photo courtesy of Washington Department of Ecology) TransAlta Corporation has signed an agreement with Puget ...

(The Center Square) - The Trump administration on Wednesday issued an emergency order requiring a coal-fired power plant in Washington state to remain open this winter, citing a need to ensure grid ...

The US government has ordered a Washington state coal plant to continue operating past its scheduled retirement date, marking the third time the Trump administration has invoked emergency authorities ...

Starting late last month, Canadian power company TransAlta started the first steps of addressing any needed environmental ...

I'm sure TransAlta has committed much effort and cost to this planned conversion. They most likely stand to lose a considerable amount of that investment to track back to coal now. The US gov might be ...