The tab: TransAlta wants a refund for the nearly $20M it has spent keeping its Centralia plant in Washington state open—but not generating power—for the past six months, per orders from Energy Sec. Chris Wright. The most recent arrived earlier this month.
Who pays? The company proposed splitting the bill between several organizations, including the Bonneville Power Administration and CAISO (who are not actually responsible here…but were mistakenly named in the initial DOE order). All these organizations have, unsurprisingly, pushed back.
The stakes: If FERC approves TransAlta’s request for reimbursements, the costs would be passed directly onto ratepayers, a representative at Environmental Defense Fund told Energy Central.
Molly Glick
Energy Central Team
Mon, Jun 29
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