U.S. Energy Chief Orders Study of Electric Grid to Ensure Power Supplies

U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry called for a study of the U.S. electric grid, with the focus on examining whether policies which promote wind and solar energy are further accelerating the retirement of coal and nuclear plants significant to assure stable and reliable power supplies.

The 60-day review follows as regulators try to figure out how they could balance electric reliability with a stack of state policies that are more focused on less stable renewable energy sources. U.S. President Donald Trump has moved to dismantle Obama-era policies which impeded coal-fired power plants. Regulations that Perry claims have reduced jobs and threatened to weaken the grid's performance. Perry's move implies that the administration is looking for ways to maintain coal plants online.

The study comes after the G-7 Energy Ministerial meeting in Rome where a discussion was made for the need to diversify the supply of electricity. German consumers have been bearing the expense for a green transition, as it promptly shuts nuclear plants and embraces renewable power.

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