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Trump throws coal a lifeline, but the energy industry has moved on

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Coal plants now provide about 15 percent of the nation’s electricity, down from more than 50 percent in 2000 .

Cheaper power from natural gas and renewable energy has been driving down use of coal for roughly 20 years .

In Utah , for example, the Intermountain Power Agency's 1,800-megawatt coal power facility is the largest US coal plant that was scheduled to shut down this year .

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