Trump cites fake ‘emergency’ to keep Michigan coal plant online into winter. DOE’s orders to keep the Campbell plant running are driving up costs and pollution. “Mandating aging, unreliable and costly coal plants to stay open is a guaranteed way to needlessly hike up Americans’ electricity bills.”

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/fossil-fuels/trump-cites-emergency-to-keep-michigan-coal-plant-online-into-winter

by mafco

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  2. Well, NERC seems to care.

    Here’s this week’s NERC winter assessment, which posits a considerable risk: [https://www.nerc.com/globalassets/programs/rapa/ra/nerc_wra_2024.pdf](https://www.nerc.com/globalassets/programs/rapa/ra/nerc_wra_2024.pdf)

    *Midcontinent ISO (MISO): Reduced coal and natural-gas-fired generation by over 5 GW since Winter 2023–2024 has contributed to a decline in available resources…. With fewer internal dispatchable resources and increasing reliance on wind and imports,* ***the risk of supply shortfall in winter has increased in MISO.***

    NERC was selected by Congress to care about a reliable electric grid in US and Canada, so maybe they influenced the White House action.

  3. Yes, energy prices are going up but Trump says energy prices are way down. So the more money you are paying is money you are actually saving.

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