NEWS: In PJM territory, the DOE is moving to keep fossil fuel plants running—the grid operator is all for it.

Out of retirement: The DOE has issued its fifth 202(c) order to keep Units 3 and 4 of Pennsylvania’s Eddystone plant open. Both were set to shut down in May 2025, but PJM has backed the agency’s decision to keep them online.

Meanwhile, PJM recently got DOE permission under 202(c) to keep Unit 4 at Maryland’s Wagner Generating Station online. 

Zooming out: Since May 2025, the Trump administration has issued over 40 of these emergency orders. Unlike PJM, not everyone is a fan: Several are facing legal pushback from states and advocacy groups—a case over a Michigan Consumers Energy coal plant could reach the Supreme Court.