US EditionTrump Opens up $100M to Help Coal Plants
The Department of Energy offers $100 million to enhance coal plants' efficiency and reliability to prevent power grid blackouts, according to a July DOE report.
- On Friday, the Department of Energy announced a federal funding opportunity of up to $100 million to rehabilitate and upgrade coal power plants across the United States, aiming to improve their efficiency and affordability.
- Earlier this year, President Donald Trump issued an April 8 executive order to bolster the American coal industry, responding to a July DOE grid reliability report warning blackouts could rise by 100 times.
- Program documents show the DOE's Notice of Funding Opportunity aims to design, implement, test, and validate three strategic opportunities for refurbishment and retrofit of coal facilities.
- The administration is emphasizing a mix of coal and nuclear power to ensure energy stability, while DOE officials argued preceding administrations relentlessly targeted coal industry workers and raised electricity costs.
- The DOE has issued several emergency orders and sounded alarms about the grid's condition, while experts noted the Biden administration's preference for intermittent green energy sources has compromised grid security.
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Trump opens up $100M to help coal plants
The Trump administration is making $100 million available for existing coal plants to help make them profitable, the Energy Department says. The department said in a press release Friday that it was making the funds available to “refurbish and modernize” existing coal plants. Coal use in the U.S. has been declining in recent years since…
Trump Admin Looking To Restore Coal Plants As America’s Grid Buckles
The DOE has issued several emergency orders to keep coal plants humming as it has also sounded alarms over America’s grid. DOE’s July grid reliability report projected that blackouts could increase by a factor of 100 across America if the U.S. continues to phase out reliable power sources without adequate replacements.
Energy Department Announces $100 Million in Funding to Refurbish US Coal Plants
DOE will provide $100 million in funding to revamp the country’s existing coal-fired power plants in a bid to support the U.S. coal industry. The post Energy Department Announces $100 Million in Funding to Refurbish US Coal Plants appeared first on The Thinking Conservative News.
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