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CNN: Trump is using emergency powers to keep aging coal plants open. It could increase your bill

The Trump administration’s extension of five aging coal plants, including Michigan’s JH Campbell, could cost U.S. ratepayers $3-6 billion by 2028, experts say.

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A Michigan power plant that has consumed coal in a roaring furnace to generate electricity since the early 1960s was supposed to retire last year. Instead, it’s been kept running for months, on the orders of the Trump administration.

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CNN broke the news in Atlanta, United States on Thursday, February 5, 2026.
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