Energy and climateFinding

Wyoming should require utilities to keep coal power plants running.

Wyoming law requires utilities to seek a buyer before retiring coal plants and to show that closures will not raise costs. A firmer requirement would block planned closures.

Eric Barlow

Republican

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Wyoming should require utilities to keep coal power plants running.

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