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		svnt 83 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The librarian immediately attempts to sell you a v... What are you talking about? This is literally the only mechanism to allow coal-fired plants to avoid sunsetting on schedule. Who are the “relevant technical authorities”?

coryrc 83 days ago [–]

"DOE issued the emergency order without a request from the plant owner, transmission provider or grid operator"

svnt 82 days ago | [–]

Without getting in to the fact that none of those people operate datacenters, what does that mean to you? You think Trump and Co are doing this as a purely political move to irritate environmentalists?

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