LONDONDERRY TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania — The Trump administration has prevented the closure of more than 15 gigawatts worth of energy capacity within its first year, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Wednesday, as part of its effort to keep coal connected to the grid and reverse the Biden administration’s attempts to phase out fossil fuels.
One gigawatt is roughly equivalent to the amount of electricity needed to power approximately 750,000 homes.
The Department of Energy has led the effort to keep these facilities online, with the goal of bringing down electricity prices for Americans, Wright said during a visit to the former Three Mile Island Nuclear Facility in Pennsylvania.
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The nuclear plant, which has been renamed the Crane Clean Energy Center, is scheduled to return online by summer
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