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POLITICSJun 11 · 04:05 UTCFLORIDA PHOENIXCraig Pittman

Feds order a Florida power plant to keep burning dirty coal

The U.S. Department of Energy ordered the Orlando Utilities Commission to keep its 39-year-old Stanton Energy Center coal plant operational for 90 days, citing an energy emergency linked to potential data centers. The Sierra Club criticized the decision as federal overreach, and Orlando's air quality was listed as 'poor' on June 5.

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U.S. Department of EnergyorganizationOrlando Utilities CommissionorganizationChris WrightpersonSierra CluborganizationStanton Energy Center Unit 1placeWalt Disney WorldplaceSusannah Randolphperson
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