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Trump's emergency orders pushing coal power are 'illegal' as well as dumb
The Trump administration's Department of Energy has invoked Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act — a provision granting broad emergency authority over the electricity system that had previously...
The Trump administration's Department of Energy has invoked Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act — a provision granting broad emergency authority over the electricity system that had previously only been used during wartime or natural disasters — to force utilities to keep aging coal plants operating, an action legal scholars and analysts characterize as a misuse of a law designed for wartime emergencies. Utilities, states, and grid operators have stated the plants are expensive, in poor repair, and no longer needed for regional energy needs, while consumer advocates warn the forced operation could mean billions of dollars in added costs for customers. Public interest groups, state attorneys general, and even the utilities themselves are challenging the orders in court, with legal action underway across multiple states.
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