In May, the U.S. Department of Energy ordered Michigan’s Campbell coal plant to stay open, despite its plans to shut down after more than 60 years of operation. A week later, DOE ordered the Eddystone oil and gas plant in Pennsylvania to do the same. The reason, according to the Trump administration, was an inadequate energy supply—a claim that some energy experts dispute.

From the start of the order until June 30, Campbell reported that its delayed expiration has cost the company $29 million . If the federal government continues to stop aging fossil plants from retiring, it could end up costing energy customers between $3 billion and $6 billion a year, according to a new report by Grid Strategies.

The report was prepared for Earthjustice, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Sierr

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