Power providers that had planned to retire coal power plants are now keeping them open, but at higher costs.

It’s been 13 years since the last new coal-fired power plant was built in the US. Now, the Trump administration wants to ...

"In general, coal plants retire because they aren’t cost-effective compared to the new stuff." ...

The owners of a Colorado coal-fired power plant are pushing back against a Trump administration order to keep the plant open. The plant's owners say continuing to run it is not necessary for grid ...

Utility AEP's Warrior Run coal-fired plant in Cumberland, Md., built in 2000 but decommissioned since 2024, will gain share of funds to restart the 229-MW facility. June 5, 2026 Again seeking to ...

With hundreds of millions of dollars in additional federal subsidies recently announced for coal-fired power plants across the US, questions remain over whether the funding will move the needle for a ...

The Kyger Creek Power Plant, a coal-fired power plant, operates on April 14, 2025, near Cheshire, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel) Does your electric bill seem high? Here are some reasons for that ...

Saying there is an emergency need for electricity, President Donald Trump’s administration, has ordered Tri-State Generation and Transmission to keep its coal-powered Craig Unit 1 running. The unit ...

A deadly and historic winter storm that has impacted a 2,300-mile swath of the country with snow, ice and power outages has prompted moves to ramp up power production from coal, while putting it and ...

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 ...