USA: the cost of Federal mandates to retain fossil-burning power plants

The DOE mandates to retain retiring fossil power plants could cost U.S. electricity consumers between $3.1 billion and $5.9 billion per year, depending on how many plants are mandated to remain open. These costs will be broadly distributed across ratepayers in all regions except the Northeastern U.S., with electricity costs increasing by tens if not hundreds of millions of dollars […]