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TransAlta seeks $19.9M for Centralia plant’s first DOE ‘emergency’ order

The plant didn’t produce electricity, but TransAlta spent money keeping it “available” instead of retiring it as planned. It will cost another $23 million to repair it, TransAlta said.

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TransAlta is seeking reimbursement from the US Department of Energy for costs incurred due to an 'emergency' order related to the Centralia plant. The company has spent money keeping the plant available, despite not producing electricity, and now estimates it will require an additional $23 million to repair the facility.

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