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Coal power slippage signals the end of an era

The latest plant retirement announcements—in Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, New Mexico, North Dakota, and Wisconsin—highlight how coal continues to lose its historical stature as a baseload source of electricity.

In Maryland, lawmakers push a transition initiative that includes the rank-and-file

“We’re gonna do it in a way that doesn’t harm workers,” one legislator said of a five-year timetable to close the state’s failing coal-plant fleet, which is barely used anymore.

Maryland Reporter