Sentences with phrase «aging coal plants»

Given aging coal plants and the long, steady decline of the industry, putting coal miners to work in less - hazardous jobs seems both practical and appealing.

For a handful of states that rely heavily on electricity from aging coal plants and aren't compelled to close them under other air pollution rules, this will buy them a few years.

Alberta's electricity producers are planning to build new natural - gas - fired plants to replace a few aging coal plants — a move that will reduce carbon emissions and air pollution that comes with coal.

Massachusetts has offered $ 6 million to Somerset, Salem and Holyoke, site of a third aging coal plant, to pursue renewable energy projects, but state officials say decisions about the future are up to communities.

Emissions have been falling steadily since 2012 driven by aging coal plants being taken offline.

The three aging coal plants represent roughly 20 % of DTE's power capacity.

In states like Missouri and Illinois, where Walmart has no solar panels or other renewable energy projects, its stores draw power from a fleet of aging coal plants, which are poisoning the air and water.

Rather than forcing customers to prop up profits for a corporation that made a bad bet on aging coal plants, the Commission should be looking after customers and ensuring investments in job - creating renewable energy, energy efficiency and smart grid initiatives.»

More stringent environmental rules for aging coal plants — almost three - quarters of U.S. coal plants in operation today were built from the 1940s to the 1970s — also play a role.

In this week's episode of The Energy Gang: Why everyone is blasting Secretary Perry's attempt to shore up aging coal plants.