Institute for Energy Economics & Financial Analysis: The U.S. is on Track to Close Half of Its Coal-Fired Generation Capacity by 2026
April 04, 2023
April 04, 2023
CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 4 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release:
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Key Takeaways:
The U.S. is on track to close half of its coal-fired generation capacity by 2026, just 15 years after it reached its peak in 2011.
Roughly 40%, about 80.6 gigawatts, of remaining U.S. coal-fired capacity is set to close by the end of 2030.
Fewer than 200 large-scale coal-fired units . . .
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Key Takeaways:
The U.S. is on track to close half of its coal-fired generation capacity by 2026, just 15 years after it reached its peak in 2011.
Roughly 40%, about 80.6 gigawatts, of remaining U.S. coal-fired capacity is set to close by the end of 2030.
Fewer than 200 large-scale coal-fired units . . .