Keeping Coal is Paying Off

Rising U.S. electricity prices – up 40% on average since 2020 – are now a top-tier concern for American consumers, but not in Utah. Instead of bills going up, Utahns could see a $375 million decrease this year. And a key reason is the state’s reliance on coal. Coal is used to generate nearly half […]

On October 7, 2026
Arizona Public Service (APS), California, Department of Energy (DOE), electricity prices, Navajo Transitional Energy Company (NTEC), PacifiCorp, Rocky Mountain Power, Utah

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Planned Coal Plant Retirements Crash into Energy Reality

Utilities are grappling with an unshakeable reality: they can’t meet soaring power demand without the existing coal capacity they have. One after another, utilities are dropping plans to close plants or are kicking retirements far down the road. Deliberately removing dispatchable capacity from grids at the same time they are facing record breaking—and growing—electricity demands, […]

On August 13, 2025
Arizona Public Service (APS), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), grid reliability, Kentucky, Kentucky Utilities, Louisville Gas & Electric, Mark Christie, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), New Mexico, PJM Interconnection, Tennessee Valley Authority, The Washington Post, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)