TVA proposes to close Paradise, Bull Run coal units despite Trump tweet

Utility Dive: Trump's public spat with TVA illustrates the administration's struggle to support coal power plants as competition from cheaper energy sources pushes utilities to shut ever more of the aging generators down.

In a tweet Monday night, Trump called out not only TVA's Paradise plant, but its third unit, the only one to still burn coal after its two other units were converted to gas in 2017. TVA responded about an hour later, saying it gave "serious consideration to all factors" in its decision.

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