DOE Orders Indiana Coal Units To Remain Available into 2026

December 30, 2025--Written by Jill Sampson for IIR News (Sugar Land, Texas)--Continuing the trend to disallow retirement of aging coal-fired power, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has ordered three Indiana generating units to continue running beyond their planned retirement dates, previously set for this month. The Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) units represent a total of 952 megawatts (MW) in generation capacity and per DOE orders must continue to be available to run throug