Despite Trump, Michigan's biggest utility is phasing out coal

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LANSING, MI -- President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to end the "war on coal," but DTE Energy CEO Gerry Anderson said the company plans to phase out the fuel, regardless....

"All of those retirements are going to happen regardless of what Trump may or may not do with the Clean Power Plan," said Anderson in an interview.

Aside from the Clean Power Plan, which targets carbon emissions, Anderson said existing environmental regulations were making coal plants less economically appealing. And DTE Energy's coal units are aging, which makes maintenance more costly.

Asked if the company would phase out coal completely, he said, "I think it's on that path, yes. The facilities are old and aging."

..."I don't know anybody in the country who would build another coal plant," Anderson said.

http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/11/michigans_biggest_electric_pro.html

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1. Bottom lline,

it's all about the Economics and every thing else is just verbal garbage. Michigan has Thousands of acres of land that can support Windmills and Solar. Look up the average wind speed in Michigan,you would be amazed. Plus,the Wind towers are made a few hundred miles away.