Trump administration renews order keeping Indiana coal plants open for the third time

By: Mackenzi Klemann

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: June 22, 2026

Words: 780

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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The Trump administration has renewed an emergency order to keep two aging Indiana coal plants operational through mid-September.

Administration officials argue the orders, renewed last Thursday, are necessary to minimize energy costs and prevent blackouts at peak summer demand — despite two of the units being taken offline for maintenance and objections from an energy executive who called the plant “inefficient” and “unreliable.”

“Taking reliable generation off the grid compromises energy reliability and needlessly raises …

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