The Trump administration denied a request by Appalachian coal mining magnate Bob Murray to keep coal power plants from closing even if they go bankrupt.

The Energy Department’s authority to issue must-run orders are typically reserved for when the flow of electricity could be impeded if a power plant is closed. But in those situations it is the power plant operator or the grid regulator, not a coal supplier, that requests the exception.

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