APS moves to extend Four Corners coal plant to 2038

· Climate · United States

Arizona Public Service told its Resource Planning Advisory Committee it signed a coal supply contract extension with Navajo Transitional Energy Co. that would keep the Four Corners plant running past its planned 2031 closure until 2038.

Why it matters：Extending a large coal plant's life alters decarbonization timelines and resource adequacy planning in the Southwest, and signals utilities may slow coal retirements.

Key points

  • The extension would push operation from a planned 2031 closure to 2038.
  • APS signed a coal supply contract extension with Navajo Transitional Energy Co.
  • The plan was shared at an APS Resource Planning Advisory Committee meeting.

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