U.S. Starts Picking Power-Plant Winners for Emergency Aid
- Independent agency FERC is identifying ‘critical’ facilities
- Administration plan would subsidize at-risk coal plants
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is helping the Trump administration identify “critical” coal and nuclear power plants, a key step in the White House’s contentious plan to keep those facilities online in the name of national security.
Anthony Pugliese, FERC’s chief of staff, told an American Nuclear Society conference this week that the agency is helping the National Security Council as well as the departments of Defense and Energy determine which facilities should be deemed critical.