The majority owner of the coal-fired Four Corners power plant in New Mexico is no longer committing to its planned 2031 retirement amid an electricity reliability crunch in the West.
Arizona Public Service confirmed to POLITICO’s E&E News that the plant — located on Navajo Nation land — will now retire “no later than 2038,” depending on other resource developments.
“In short, coal is an important part of our balanced energy mix today, and we will not exit it any earlier than is in the best interests of our customers to ensure reliable service at the lowest cost possible,” said APS spokesperson Michael Philipsen in an email.
Philipsen added that coal is “an important economic engine for the Navajo Nation, which has an ownership interest in the plant.”
