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On the recordOctober 11, 2017
The second question I have, and I have to go through this quickly, is that many--it goes to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking--many companies have been retiring or others proposing retirements of their coal and nuclear fleets simply because it makes the most economic sense.
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Frank Pallone
Democratic · New Jersey

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Pallone discusses economic reasons for retiring coal and nuclear fleets in relation to proposed rulemaking.

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