Trump is using emergency powers to keep aging coal plants open. It could increase your bill
- Posted on February 5, 2026
- By CNN
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Trump is using emergency powers to keep aging coal plants open. It could increase your bill

Across the country, creaking old power plants that consumed coal in roaring furnaces are being forced out of retirement by the Trump administration. This use of emergency powers is supposed to reduce American’s energy costs but experts say it is already doing the opposite.