What Happened
At one time, the US electricity grid ran mostly on coal.
Why It Matters
But coal-fired power plants have steadily been decommissioned.
Key Details
- Power producers found the plants were too expensive to operate and carried risks tied to toxic air pollution, waste, and climate-warming emissions.
- Then President Donald Trump returned to the White House last year with a fresh zeal to revive the coal industry.
- His Department of Energy invoked emergency powers to force utilities to keep old plants operating.Read full article Comments
Background Context
At one time, the US electricity grid ran mostly on coal. But coal-fired power plants have steadily been decommissioned. Power producers found the plants were too expensive to operate and carried risks tied to toxic air pollution, waste, and climate-warming emissions. Then President Donald Trump returned to the White House last year with a fresh zeal to revive the coal industry. His Department of Energy invoked emergency powers to force utilities to keep old plants operating.Read full article Comments
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Source: Ars Technica – All content – Original Link
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