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Federal orders to keep outdated coal plants open cause high prices for Midwest consumers

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published April 3, 2026 at 9:58 AM MDT

A renewed federal emergency order directs two aging Indiana coal plants to stay online, months after their planned retirement. Utilities say the price tag is surging into the hundreds of millions.

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with Ben Inskeep, program director at the Citizens Action Coalition.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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