Capito Introduces Legislation to Strengthen Energy Security, Resilience
(WorldNews Environment)

04.16.18 WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today introduced the Electricity Reliability and Fuel Security Act, legislation that would provide a temporary tax credit for existing coal-fired power plants to help cover a portion of operation and maintenance costs. `Recent winter storms have highlighted just how important it is that we have access to affordable and reliable energy sources, and as it has done time and time again over the years, coal proved to be exactly what we needed to power the country,` Senator Capito said. `As we work to identify and fix vulnerabilities in our...