Hallador Energy

None of the warning signs we check for were found.

We look for five warning signs: doubt it can keep going, weak checks on its own accounts, a notice that its past accounts can't be relied on, a change of auditor, and one customer bringing in a big share of sales. We don't check lawsuits, investigations or debt yet.

We checked the auditor's report, internal controls, restatement notices, auditor changes and big customers in the 10-K filed 12 Mar 2026, plus the 10-Q filed 10 Aug 2026 and 13 later 8-Ks.

• It isn't cheap on profits: 39.6× operating profit.

Whether the price already reflects the risks is what the deep dive is for.

• Participation in MISO’s ERAS program may not achieve the benefits targeted by the Company and, if not successful, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and/or results of operations .

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  ​ On November 3, 2025, Hallador Power submitted an application to MISO’s ERAS program (the “ERAS program”) to obtain an interconnection that would allow the Company to add up to an additional 515 MW of natural gas generation adjacent to Hallador Power’s Merom Generating Station. On December 22, 2025, the Company received notice from MISO that its ERAS program application had been accepted by MISO, which is expected to move the Company into a 6- to 9-month MISO review and approval process to gain access to the power grid versus the traditional 4.5-year process.

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• Participation in MISO’s ERAS program may not achieve the benefits targeted by the Company and, if not successful, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and/or results of operations .

  Could happen

  ​ MISO’s acceptance of the ERAS application for review does not guarantee that the Company’s application will ultimately be approved by MISO or, if approved, that the Company will be able to add additional 515 MW of natural gas generation , or any additional generation, to take advantage of the approved interconnection. Participation in the ERAS program and construction and development of additional generation is capital intensive and includes construction, operational, financial, regulatory and legal risks that could impact the project’s viability and/or timeline, and the Company’s failure to achieve all or any of the targeted benefits of the ERAS program could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and/or results of operations.

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• Expected demand growth from the technology sector, manufacturing and other users of electricity, which has driven recent improvements in the outlook for the competitive wholesale power generation market, may not actually occur or be sustained.

  Recently, the market outlook for competitive wholesale power generation has improved largely based on expected future demand from several sources, including data centers and other technology sector requirements, re-shoring of manufacturing in the U.S., the electrification of industry, and other demand drivers. Various factors including but not limited to unfavorable macroeconomic conditions, increases in energy efficiency or supply, or advances in technology, could result in lower-than-expected electricity demand and unfavorable market conditions for our power generating business and lower demand for coal from our coal mining operations. A general economic slowdown or recession, a downturn in technology, manufacturing, or other sectors, an oversupply of natural gas, or various other economic conditions could reduce electricity and coal demand and prices. Improvements in energy efficiency, conservation efforts, and demand-side power management technologies, as well as other shifts in energy consumption, may reduce demand or slow demand growth, both from our power generating business and from our coal operations. Furthermore, the penetration of renewable generation resources has, and may continue to have, negative effects on wholesale power prices and the economics of dispatchable generation units. Advances in technology may also provide alternative methods to produce, dispatch, and store power, which could also lead to increased overall electricity supply. Any of these factors could impact the dispatch, capacity factors, and value of our generation facility and adversely impact demand for our coal.

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• Expected demand growth from the technology sector, manufacturing and other users of electricity, which has driven recent improvements in the outlook for the competitive wholesale power generation market, may not actually occur or be sustained.

  Could happen

  In the future, as investments in Merom become more significant, the value of those assets could be adversely affected by numerous uncertain factors, some of which are beyond our control, including, but not limited to unfavorable changes in the economic environments in which we operate, commodity pricing, environmental, litigation, weather, and regulatory and/or legal changes. These factors may trigger the recognition of additional impairment charges in the future, which could have a substantial impact on our results of power operations.

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