REP. BOEBERT: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ORDER KEEPS CRAIG COAL UNIT OPEN

LONE TREE — Rep. Lauren Boebert announced the Department of Energy order keeps Craig Station Unit 1 available and the jobs tied to that unit continue. 

"Colorado families and businesses cannot afford to lose baseload power while demand keeps climbing,” Rep. Boebert said. “This order keeps Craig Unit 1 online through the end of the year so the grid has the coal generation it needs, and the jobs tied to the unit that remains open continue.”

Craig Station is a coal-fired power plant in Craig, Colorado, the county seat of Moffat County in the northwest corner of the state. It sits just outside town along the Yampa River. Several hundred jobs are connected to the plant and the mines that supply it.

Secretary Chris Wright issued the order under section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act, finding an emergency in the WECC–Rocky Mountain region from rising demand and a shortage of generation. The order directs Tri-State, the co-owners, and Southwest Power Pool to keep the 446-megawatt coal unit available through December 25, 2026, and to dispatch it only when needed to meet the emergency and limit costs to ratepayers. 

Rep. Boebert will continue to work with Secretary Wright on what is best for the 4th District.

See letter from U.S. DOE.