ARS Technica: More than 4,000MW of coal power slated for retirement in Texas. But why?
Oct 18, 2017 | News RoundupLess than a minute
Oct. 16 — Even now, with coal supplying one-third of the US’ power, UCS estimated more than 20 percent of existing coal power plants are “uneconomic” in today’s electricity market. They may face retirement before 2030. (That’s not including the 18 percent of the country’s existing coal capacity that is already announced for retirement or conversion to natural gas.)
