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Los Angeles Will End Use of Coal-Fired Power

Employees work beside a conveyor belt at a coal mine workshop in this April 15, 2008 file image. REUTERS/Stringer

LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles will eliminate the use of electricity made from coal by 2020, replacing it with power from cleaner renewable energy sources, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said.

Consumers of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, the largest city-owned utility in the United States with 1.45 million electricity customers, will see higher power bills in the fight against climate change, he added in his inaugural speech for his second four-year term as mayor on Wednesday.