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February 12, 2026

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NIPSCO
NIPSCO Insists on MISO Midwest Allocation for Indiana Coal Plant Costs
NIPSCO insisted to FERC that a MISO Midwest-wide cost allocation for the continued operation of an Indiana coal plant is the quickest solution.
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Rapid Load Growth Focus of State Energy Officials Conference
The challenges and opportunities of meeting demand from new large loads like data centers took center stage at the National Association of State Energy Officials’ recent Energy Policy Conference.
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DOE Touts Fossil Fuels’ Role in Meeting Peak Energy Demand This Winter
DOE's senior leadership highlighted how the grid relies on fossil fuels to make it through winter peaks.
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Fight Heats up over Colorado’s Craig Coal Plant Extension
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.
Walters Group
Regulators: MISO Stakeholders Should Decide Cost-sharing for DOE Coal Plant Orders
State regulators in MISO asked FERC to let power industry stakeholders determine how to allocate the costs for an Indiana coal plant forced to stay online by the Trump administration’s Department of Energy.
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association
Colo. Officials Push Back on Craig Coal Plant Extension
Local elected officials in Colorado are speaking out against the Trump administration’s order to keep the coal-fired Craig Generating Station Unit 1 available to operate past its planned retirement date.
Washington Dept. of Ecology
Wash. AG, Environmental Groups Challenge DOE’s Centralia Coal Plant Order
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.
Alex Garcia, Earthjustice
Enviros Warn NIPSCO Against Rebuilding Coal Unit on DOE Emergency Order
Earthjustice has warned Northern Indiana Public Service Co. against making costly repairs to its R.M. Schahfer Generating Station to keep it running through spring in accordance with a federal emergency order.
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DOE Blocks Retirement of Another Coal-fired Plant

DOE has ordered a non-operational 427-MW coal-fired generator in Colorado to be repaired and remain available for 90 days.

Yes Energy
Coal’s Decline Slows Amid Demand Growth in 2026, Trump’s Support

After a long decline in the U.S., coal-fired generation is enjoying strong policy support in the second Trump administration.


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