Three states — Ohio, Georgia and Kentucky — saw the bulk of
U.S. coal plant closures in 2015.
Not exact matches
Nationwide, more than 230
coal - fired
plants have been closed or are slated for
closure — or 44 percent of the 523
U.S. coal plants that were in operation just six years ago, by the environmental group Sierra Club's count.
Energy Secretary Rick Perry has directed his department to conduct a wide - ranging study of the
U.S. electric grid, with a particular emphasis on recent
coal and nuclear
plant closures and whether environmental policies may be driving them.