Trump ally Bob Murray: 'We must' have early FERC decision on coal subsidies

Bob Murray, the CEO of coal giant Murray Energy, said Friday he was “disappointed” with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s move to delay a request to subsidize coal and nuclear plants, and a major utility that he supplies warned that some power plants may have to shut down soon as a result of the delay.

“We must have the plan ordered by Perry enacted by FERC,” Murray told the Washington Examiner in an interview. “We must have it. The 30-day delay is disappointing. I am concerned. It needs immediate action. This would be the most significant action by the federal government in my 60 years in the electric power and coal industries.”