https://www.yahoo.com/news/energy-panel-rejects-trump-bid-212633159.html
“Rick Perry’s scheme to prop up aging nuclear and dirty coal plants was never about making sure the lights and heat stayed on,” said John Moore, an energy policy expert for the Natural Resources Defense Council. “It was about protecting the bank accounts of plant owners at the expense of everyday Americans.”
The exact cost of Perry’s plan is unknown, but critics say it could have resulted in subsidies to coal and nuclear plants worth billions of dollars.