Leaked document shows Trump officials planning to force Americans to spend $311m-$11.8b/year to keep unprofitable coal and nuclear energy plants from shutting

Adding hydroelectricity is disingenuous for the type of benefits they are describing, and hydropower has brought many species to or near extinction because of the environmental impacts - not to mention the deserts and other massive changes to the environment. We know that hydroelectricity is the most common form of power generation, it has been for decades. It also makes the (construction) costs of nuclear power look good in comparison.

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