Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state's Power Plant Siting Board are meeting today to discuss a plan by Tampa Electric to convert one of its coal-fired generators at the Big Bend Power Station in Apollo Beach to natural gas.

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A second coal-fired unit at the plant that was the site of a 2017 accident that left five workers dead is scheduled to be retired. In a pre-meeting report, the board's staff recommended approving the plan. The board is made up of the governor and his cabinet.