Hallador Energy Company (NASDAQ:HNRG) ("Hallador" or the "Company") today announced that its subsidiary, Hallador Power Company, LLC ("Hallador Power"), was selected by the U.S. Department of Energy's ("DOE") Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office to begin award negotiations for up to $27.2 million, in potential federal funding to modernize the Merom Generating Station ("MGS") located in Merom, Indiana. Total project cost is estimated to be approximately $56.9 million. The comprehensive modernization project is designed to upgrade MGS's water management systems to position the plant for future federal Effluent Limitation Guidelines (ELG) requirements. This project will help modernize the delivery of reliable and flexible energy to MISO zone 6.