<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><a href="https://thinkprogress.org/replacing-coal-plants-renewables-cost-trump-40a3ff82c2fd/" class="">https://thinkprogress.org/replacing-coal-plants-renewables-cost-trump-40a3ff82c2fd/</a><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><div class="">
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