Restarting Retired Coal Plants Economically Illogical
April 16, 2025
April 16, 2025
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) issued a briefing note titled "Reopening Closed Coal Plants Makes No Economic Sense" in April 2025, asserting that efforts to revive recently retired coal-fired power plants are economically unsound and ignore the current realities of the energy market. The analysis, authored by Dennis Wamsted and Seth Feaster, aimed at preventing coal plant closures and encouraging restarts due to projected elect . . .