Has Trump changed the retirement plans for the countryβs largest coal plants?
18 January 2025 at 04:04
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There is renewed talk of a coal power comeback in the United States, inspired by Donald Trumpβs return to the presidency and forecasts of soaring electricity demand.
The evidence so far only shows that some plants are getting small extensions on their retirement dates. This means a slowdown in coalβs rate of decline, which is bad for the environment, but it does little to change the long-term trajectory for the domestic coal industry.