EPA reasserts control over Colorado’s coal phaseout amid grid concerns
By Michael Booth | Colorado Sun
Colorado Springs Utilities is already considering delays to a closure scheduled for 2029, while governor says state is moving beyond coal
Trump administration rollbacks of key state anti-pollution policies continued this week, with the EPA telling Colorado it can’t set deadlines for coal power plant closures under Clean Air Act rules.
Colorado Springs Utilities is already using the ruling to consider extending its Nixon 1 unit in Fountain past a planned December 2029 closure, and environmental groups decried the EPA ruling as a “shocking” warning of looming assaults on anti-pollution laws.
“There’s every reason to be concerned that this proposal could be the opening salvo of a broader attack on Colorado’s efforts to move away from costly and dirt...