Several news sources reported on June 1 that the TrumprnAdministration is planning to order U.S. power grid operatorsrnto purchase electricity from beleaguered coal and nuclearrnplants to ensure their continued operations. The move marksrnan unprecedented intervention into the U.S. electricity market,rnas the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) seeks to exercisernemergency authority under Section 202(c) of the FederalrnPower Act as well as the Defense Production Act. Typically,rnthe invocation of a 202(c) occurs at times of war or emergency.rnFurthermore, the Defense Production Act provides thernPresident the power to “influence domestic industry in the interestrnof national defense,” according to the CongressionalrnResearch Service.
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