Fight Heats up over Colorado’s Craig Coal Plant Extension
State Energy Official Questions Rationale of DOE Order
A DOE order has kept Unit 1 of the Craig Generating Station operational past its planned retirement date. | Jimmy, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Feb 4, 2026
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A federal order to keep Unit 1 of the coal-fired Craig Generating Station operational past its planned retirement date seems disconnected from grid realities, a Colorado state energy official said.
