Energy Dept. extends order to keep dead Colo. coal plant online, costing millions
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<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/08/Johnsonville-TN-coal-plant-demolition.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1200" /></div><p>The Department of Energy has extended its previous 90-day order to a broken Colorado coal plant, forcing it to stay online further despite generating no electricity, and costing ratepayers tens of millions of dollars.</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/03/31/energy-dept-extends-order-to-keep-dead-colo-coal-plant-online-costing-millions/#more-461827">more…</a>
<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/08/Johnsonville-TN-coal-plant-demolition.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1200" /></div><p>The Department of Energy has extended its previous 90-day order to a broken Colorado coal plant, forcing it to stay online further despite generating no electricity, and costing ratepayers tens of millions of dollars.</p>
<a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/03/31/energy-dept-extends-order-to-keep-dead-colo-coal-plant-online-costing-millions/#more-461827">more…</a>