U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright on Sept. 1 issued an emergency order directing the Orlando Utilities Commission to ensure that Unit 1 at the Stanton Energy Center in Orlando, Florida, a coal-fired power plant remains available to operate.
Unit 1 was slated to enter a premature extended cold shutdown in June 2026, DOE said. This order is in effect from September 2, 2026, through November 30, 2026.
Wright on June 4 issued an emergency order directing OUC to ensure that Unit 1 at the Stanton Energy Center remained available to operate. That DOE order expired September 1.
