Across the country, creaking old power plants that consumed coal in roaring furnaces are being forced out of retirement by the Trump administration. This use of emergency powers is supposed to reduce American’s energy costs but experts say it is already doing the opposite.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The nation’s largest public utility says it now would prefer to keep operating two coal-fired power plants it had planned to shutter, changing course before a meeting of its board, which has a majority of members picked by the coal-friendly Trump administration.

The Tennessee Valley Authority board voted Wednesday to reverse course and keep the old coal-fired Cumberland Fossil Plant up and running.

At their Wednesday board meeting, the Tennessee Valley Authority voted not to shut down two coal-fired plants.

TVA's Cumberland and Kingston coal-fired plants were slated for retirement due to aging infrastructure. New plans would keep their coal units running.