Coal
Washington Dept. of Ecology
Washington’s attorney general and a coalition of environmental groups have mounted separate challenges to DOE's December decision to order TransAlta to continue operating the state’s last coal-fired plant for three months beyond its scheduled retirement.
EIA
The U.S. Energy Information Administration forecasts the highest power demand growth in a quarter century in 2026 and 2027, due largely to the proliferation of data centers.
Yes Energy
After a long decline in the U.S., coal-fired generation is enjoying strong policy support in the second Trump administration.
OPPD
Nebraska’s attorney general is suing the state’s largest electric utility in an attempt to block partial retirement of an aging coal- and gas-fired power plant.
IEA
New analyses report record growth for the global renewable energy sector in 2025 and project continued expansion through the end of the decade.
Duke Energy
Duke Energy filed its long-range plan with the North Carolina Utilities Commission, calling for more natural gas-fired generation and batteries while keeping existing coal plants online to meet accelerated demand for electricity.
Nebraska Public Power District
Three cabinet-level agencies announced coordinated policies that are meant to improve coal's position in the energy system by improving power plants, cutting environmental regulations and increasing mining of the fuel.
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EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said the reporting is not mandated under the Clean Air Act, has no bearing on the environment or public health, and imposes hundreds of millions of dollars a year in compliance costs on American businesses.
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EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin proudly told NARUC attendees the agency’s proposed rescission of the 2009 endangerment finding would be the “largest deregulatory action in the history of the country.”
DTE
DTE Energy reported it is in various stages of discussion to supply as much as 7 GW to new data centers and is on track to reach agreement on the first project by the end of 2025.
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