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BRIEFING: US DOE extends Washington coal plant operations as TransAlta plans gas conversion

Published 23:06 on December 17, 2025 / Last updated at 23:06 on December 17, 2025 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada), Insights (Briefings), Net Zero Transition (Power/Electrification)

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The US DOE issued an emergency order to keep Washington state's Centralia coal plant operating through Mar. 2026, delaying its shutdown before a natural gas conversion that could generate more than 1 million tonnes of CO2 annually under the state's cap-and-invest programme by 2028.
The US DOE issued an emergency order to keep Washington state's Centralia coal plant operating through Mar. 2026, delaying its shutdown before a natural gas conversion that could generate more than 1 million tonnes of CO2 annually under the state's cap-and-invest programme by 2028.


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