Trump Pushes to Keep Coal Plants Open, Sparking Policy Fallout
TL;DR
The Energy Department has ordered five coal-fired plants to stay online and officials say closures will be halted across more units for the next three years, a move aimed at delaying retirements but likely costing billions and provoking debate over energy reliability and climate goals.
Topics:businesspolitics#coal#energy-policy#plant-retirements#politics#power-generation#trump-administration
- Trump Wants to Halt Almost All Coal Plant Shutdowns. It Could Get Messy. The New York Times
- Trump Officials Vow to Keep All US Coal Plants Running Bloomberg.com
- Colo. Officials Push Back on Craig Coal Plant Extension RTO Insider
- A hiccup for coal Durango Telegraph
- Who’s Paying to Keep Coal Plants Alive? All Electricity Customers, Trump Advisor Says. Barron's
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