Energy Secretary Chris Wright highlighted federal upgrades at Duke’s Roxboro coal plant as rising power demand puts electricity costs and pollution in focus.

Federal regulators have rejected TransAlta’s proposal for allocating the costs of keeping Washington’s Centralia coal-fired generating unit available under federal emergency directives, while allowing the company to submit a revised plan.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission decision October 2 concerning Northwest Rural Public Power District’s planned withdrawal from Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association.

The expansion of production capacity is forcing local steelmakers to increase their imports of raw materials and diversify their supply sources.

DOE has extended the operating availability of Craig Station Unit 1 in northwestern Colorado for another 90 days.

Chris Hamilton, President and CEO of the West Virginia Coal Association, issued a statement on the agreement to advance the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026.