These 15 Coal Plants Would Have Retired. Then Came AI and Trump.

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By Joe FasslerDec 12, 2025, 5:00 am9 pts
A version of this story also appeared on Inside EPA. Since the second Trump administration took power in January, at least 15 coal plants have had planned retirements pushed back or delayed indefinitely, a DeSmog analysis found. That’s mostly due to an expected rise in electricity demand, a surge largely…

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