The Department of Energy said on Thursday that it would extend the life of the J.H. Campbell coal plant in Michigan for a second time as part of the Trump administration ‘s promise to prevent aging coal plants from shutting down.

The department directed the utility Consumers Energy and the Midwest grid operator Midcontinent Independent System Operator to keep the power plant in West Olive, Michigan, operating until November. The announcement at the time came just days before the plant was scheduled to retire.

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