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On the recordSeptember 30, 2020
I have a hard time squaring that logic, because there ain't nobody building subcritical coal plants except for state-subsidized massive utilities.
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Sean Casten
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Casten challenges the competitiveness of clean energy versus coal.

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