TERRE HAUTE, Ind., March 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hallador Energy Company has signed a three-year agreement to sell substantially all of its remaining accredited capacity to a utility customer for planning years 2026 through the summer of 2028 at record pricing for the Company. The capacity is priced at approximately 2x the capacity pricing levels currently embedded in the Company's forward sales book and is expected to generate approximately $86 million of cumulative Revenue over the three-year term.

"This transaction establishes a step change for higher capacity pricing at our Merom facility and reflects the strength of demand we are seeing in the market," said Brent Bilsland, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hallador Energy. "It also provides a strong foundation as we negotiate additional long-term capacity agreements. Assuming these increased pricing levels, our capacity revenues have the potential to increase more than two times to approximately $130 million annually starting in 2029, which would be in addition to energy revenue. Given the largely fixed cost structure of ...