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Energy Secretary Keeps Critical, Coal-Fired Generation Operational Ahead of Winter in the Midwest
Why it’s here: A DOE emergency order under federal authority keeping a coal plant operational for grid reliability is a live federal energy policy action within the energy technology area (grid reliability, dispatchable generation, FERC/NERC context), so it is policy-relevant.
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YesterdayDOE Office of Nuclear EnergyEnergy Secretary Keeps Critical, Coal-Fired Generation Operational Ahead of Winter in the MidwestDOE Secretary Chris Wright issued an emergency order keeping the J.H. Campbell coal plant in Michigan available for Midwest grid reliability through February 2027.1 outletEnergy8 linked
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