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June 30, 2017

Mississippi Power pulls the plug on clean coal plant

  • The company said it will keep making electricity in part of the plant burning natural gas.
    • By JEFF AMY
    Associated Press

    JACKSON, Miss. — One of the nation's largest utilities, faced with an ultimatum from Mississippi regulators, said Wednesday that it will suspend efforts to complete a first-of-its-kind coal-fueled power plant.

    The move is a blow in efforts to develop coal plants that emit less carbon dioxide, which could be key to improving the health of the nation's coal industry.


     
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