I think that's one big reason. It's easier to build unneeded power plants than to figure out how to retrain people and move them into new jobs. It's something t

I think that's one big reason. It's easier to build unneeded power plants than to figure out how to retrain people and move them into new jobs. It's something that other countries struggle with too. Fortunately (?) in the US there's less pressure to keep people employed with makework so unneeded coal plants shut down and former employees sink or swim on their own.