Sentences with phrase «closing older coal plants»

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He also wants to close 10 older coal plants and ban new ones, and eliminate the use of oil.

The shortfall may grow critical as electricity producers close down old oil and coal plants in favor of cleaner natural gas.

Not only do they need to stop being so dependent on coal, but they need to stop building new plants and close old ones.

Utah's oldest coal - fired power plant recently closed.

Action is being taken on this now with the government recently announcing plans to close old, inefficient coal fuelled power plants and replace them with modern high efficiency technology.

If DECC is right and old coal plants will close down anyway, there would seem to be a political opportunity to claim climate leadership by announcing a ban on unabated coal.

The industry is hoping much of its growth will come from filling the gap as governments force old coal power plants to close to meet climate change goals, as the UK has committed to doing by 2025.

Scores of old, inefficient coal - fired power plants were already expected to close as a result of other air pollution regulations — with gas fired plants popping up in their place.

Old coal and nuclear plants are closing due to age and tightening air pollution rules.

According to the 2010 report, «Impact of EPA Rules on Power Markets,» by Credit Suisse, tougher federal air pollution rules that will be coming in the next few years could prompt electricity companies to close as many as 1 in every 5 coal - burning power plants in America, primarily facilities more than 40 years old that lack emissions controls.

One of Utah's oldest power plants is slated to close next year due to costly Environmental Protection Agency regulations limiting mercury emissions from coal plants.

Closing dirty old Massachusetts coal / oil plants like Brayton (1500 MW) and Salem Harbor (750 MW) is certainly good for Maine air.

The sharp drop from 2012/13 was caused by the EU's Large Combustion Plant Directive forcing older coal (and a few gas) plants to close or limit their hours.

And that's exactly what a group called American Clean Skies Foundation did in order to help make the case for closing down a dirty, 60 - year old coal plant in Virginia.

The scheme was one of two emergency schemes first introduced last year to help cope with Britain's tightening power margins, as old coal plants are closed down and not replaced.

Part of this Akkoord is the deal between four electricity producers to close down five older coal fired power plants (all constructed in the 1980s) in a coordinated manner.

And law & economics, for that matter, is all about weighing costs and benefits, for instance when judging the potential anti-competitive effect of companies agreeing to close 5 old coal - fired power plants in the Netherlands.