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32 US Coal-Fired Power Plants Headed for Closure
The hotly debated Air Toxics Rule and Cross State Air Pollution Rule now slated for enactment in three years by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are destined to close at least 32 coal-fired power plants throughout the U.S. each with an average age of 51 years.
This according to a survey of 55 power plant operators and EPA data by the Associated Press (AP). Depending on several factors, an additional 36 coal-fired plants may be on the chopping block. All totaled, the AP survey found that the new rules could result in more than 8 percent of the coal-fired generation nationwide being retired.
Click here to see a table displaying plants that are set to retire or may retire.
3 Comments on "32 US Coal-Fired Power Plants Headed for Closure"
BillT on Thu, 22nd Dec 2011 1:31 pm
32 out of 1436 Coal power plants in the US is about 2 % of the existing. This is not news, it is called worn out recycling. Happens to all power plants eventually.
In 2000, we had about 1,020 Coal fired power plants and added 400 more by 2010. Where was the news about that? We are not going to stop using coal. It provides over 50% of US electricity. There are more new ones under construction currently.
MrEnergyCzar on Fri, 23rd Dec 2011 4:23 am
Wait until people realize that 25 years from now we’ll have de-comissioned more nuke plants than we’ve built new ones….
MrEnergyCzar
Kenz300 on Fri, 23rd Dec 2011 8:59 pm
Renewable energy investment is surpassing fossil fuels in new power plants. Electricity from sun power, wind energy, wave energy and biomass had an investment of $187 billion last year compared with $157 billion for natural gas, coal and oil, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance
Shell has predicted that 50% of the world’s energy will come from renewable sources by 2040.
Wind power is growing at the rate of 30% annually, with a worldwide installed capacity of 198 gigawatts in 2010.
Global photovoltaic installations have surpassed 40 GW.
Solar thermal power generates 354 megawatts at the SEGS power plant in the Mojave Desert.
The world’s largest geothermal power installation is the Geysers in California, with a rated capacity of 750 MW
These obsolete coal fired plants are killing the planet. They are all plants that are passed their useful life expectancy.