Largest grid operator throws cold water on Trump nuclear, coal bailout

Published April 30, 2018 6:51pm ET



The nation’s largest grid operator issued a report Monday that could undermine a Ohio utility’s bid for the Trump administration to save its fleet of ailing nuclear and coal power plants.

Closing several FirstEnergy nuclear reactors would pose little harm to reliability and the energy market PJM Interconnection oversees, according to the report released by the federally overseen electricity operator.

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