The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has rejected TransAlta's proposed cost-recovery plan for the Centralia coal plant in Washington state. The Sierra Club issued a statement welcoming the decision, calling it an important step toward shielding Northwest ratepayers from what it describes as a costly and unlawful effort to prop up the plant.
The statement ties the proposal to the Trump administration's broader push to support coal generation. According to the Sierra Club, the rejected plan would have shifted financial burdens onto ratepayers to keep the plant operating.
No other sources were available for this report, so the details reflect only the Sierra Club's characterization of the ruling and the plan.