Trump Is Forcing Coal Plants to Stay Open. It Could Cost Customers

Trump is forcing coal plants to stay open. It could cost customers

In an unprecedented use of federal authority, President Donald Trump’s administration has invoked emergency powers to force a series of retiring coal plants to stay open. Utilities, states and grid operators have said the aging plants are expensive, in bad repair and no longer needed to meet regional energy needs. But Trump’s efforts to save the dwindling coal industry have forced plant operators to continue investing in the facilities — a move …

Trump is forcing coal plants to stay open in Pa. and elsewhere. It could cost customers billions.

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Trump is forcing coal plants to stay open. It could cost customers billions.

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Keeping coal online could cost customers billions

In an unprecedented use of federal authority, President Donald Trump’s administration has invoked emergency powers to force a series of retiring coal plants to stay open. Continue reading…