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DOE orders OUC’s 465-MW coal unit in Florida to continue running

Although Florida is at “normal risk” for long-term energy adequacy, the unit near Orlando needs to remain online partly to help serve potential data centers in the state, the department said.

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Although Florida is at “normal risk” for long-term energy adequacy, the unit near Orlando needs to remain online partly to help serve potential data centers in the state, the department said. The DOE order is the latest in a string of similar 90-day orders affecting six other power plants, including five coal-fired generators. The order was issued on the same day the Trump administration said it planned to spend $850 million to support coal-fired power plants and the coal sector.

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