Coal plant DOE ordered to stay online unlikely to run given ‘flush’ power supplies: CEO
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The Department of Energy claimed “emergency” conditions in the Pacific Northwest required TransAlta to continue running Washington’s last coal plant past its planned retirement. The company plans to convert it to run on gas.

The Department of Energy claimed “emergency” conditions in the Pacific Northwest required TransAlta to continue running Washington [State’s] last coal plant past its planned retirement.