DOE moves to slash cost of carbon capture for coal-fired power plants

Utility Dive: The White House is not letting up on its efforts to turn around the decline of coal-fired power plants.

Though direct efforts to keep plants from closing have so far stayed under wraps, Trump has been able to ease some regulations on coal plants and his administration continues to support research in the sector. A year ago, Secretary of Energy Rick Perry announced $36 million in funding for advanced carbon capture technologies.

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