DOE fossil head: New US coal plants 'quite possible'

Utility Dive: Winberg's Monday comments reflect a broad campaign at the Department of Energy to revive domestic coal generation, which has been battered by competition from natural gas and renewable resources.

Late last year, DOE launched the Coal FIRST (Flexible, Innovative, Resilient, Small and Transformative) initiative, which seeks to design smaller, more flexible coal plants. This month, it offered $38 million in funding for technologies that make the existing coal fleet more flexible and efficient.

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