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The White House and Department of Energy (DOE) have documented multiple 2025 emergency orders and actions that prevented planned coal-unit retirements and required operators to keep units available; DOE and the White House cite these actions as preventing more than 17 GW of coal retirements in 2025. Official DOE and White House fact sheets list emergency orders for specific units (Craig Unit 1, Culley Unit 2, Schahfer Units 17 & 18, Centralia Unit 2, extensions for J.H. Campbell, etc.) and DOE states that “more than 17 gigawatts of coal-power electricity generation were saved.” Independent reporting (Utility Dive, Colorado Sun, Energy Department order notices) confirms the emergency orders and the units/megawatt values; however, the 17 GW total is a DOE/Administration tally and mixes temporary emergency orders, postponed retirements and extensions rather than irreversible long-term preservation of capacity. Verdict: Close — the Administration’s documented emergency orders and interventions did prevent or delay retirements totaling roughly the figure it cites, but the characterization implies permanent ‘‘stopping’’ of closures and new long-term baseload construction that is not fully supported by independent evidence (many actions were temporary 90‑day orders and some investments are announced but not yet proven to produce new permanent baseload plants).