Sentences with phrase «coal plant closures in»

Three states — Ohio, Georgia and Kentucky — saw the bulk of U.S. coal plant closures in 2015.

Europe saw a record 10 gigawatts of coal plant closures in 2016, and countries including Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, and Portugal are working toward aggressive coal retirement schedules or, in the case of the UK, complete phase - out plans.

Not exact matches

Nuclear and coal - burning power plants across the state are struggling to compete with cheap natural gas and some have announced closures in recent months.

The glut of cheap gas and tightening regulations on air pollutants have prompted the planned closure of 175 coal - fired power plants by 2016, representing 8.5 percent of all coal - fueled electricity capacity in the country.

Other major TVA facilities that have announced plans in recent years to shut down include the Colbert Fossil Plant, also in Alabama, and the Paradise Fossil Plant in Kentucky, where two of three coal units were slated for closure while a third unit was to be converted to burn natural gas (ClimateWire, Nov. 15, 2013).

In a sign of things that might have been, Chinese children born after the closure of a local coal plant have found themselves with 60 % less development problems such as motor skill coordination than those born prior to the closing.

[ii] The political agenda in the province made it impossible to consider other options, resulting in the closure of the last coal - fired power plant in 2014 and making new coal plants illegal despite the knowledge that those plants contributed minimally to emissions of criteria pollutants in the province.

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In October 2010, Ohio Power Co. filed an application with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio for the approval of a December 2010 closure of the coal - fired Philip Sporn Power Plant unit 5, Ohio Power parent American Electric Power said in a Nov. 1 Form 10 - Q filinIn October 2010, Ohio Power Co. filed an application with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio for the approval of a December 2010 closure of the coal - fired Philip Sporn Power Plant unit 5, Ohio Power parent American Electric Power said in a Nov. 1 Form 10 - Q filinin a Nov. 1 Form 10 - Q filing.

«But worldwide we've built more coal - burning power plants in the past decade than in any previous decade, and closures of old plants aren't keeping pace with this expansion.

In December, however, the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) suggested in its 2017 Long - Term Reliability Assessment that power generation from natural gas — fired units and renewable sources such as solar and wind will provide enough electricity to offset closures of coal and nuclear plants over the next decade, at leasIn December, however, the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) suggested in its 2017 Long - Term Reliability Assessment that power generation from natural gas — fired units and renewable sources such as solar and wind will provide enough electricity to offset closures of coal and nuclear plants over the next decade, at leasin its 2017 Long - Term Reliability Assessment that power generation from natural gas — fired units and renewable sources such as solar and wind will provide enough electricity to offset closures of coal and nuclear plants over the next decade, at least.

There is no worry about that now, Ott said, even with the announced closure of several coal and nuclear plants, including two FirstEnergy plants in Ohio and another in Pennsylvania.

In Mt. Pleasant, Texas, residents can breathe easier with the closure this month of the Monticello coal power plant.

«Europe will need to see a lot more coal plant closures to protect its citizens» health and to respect the UN Climate Agreement struck in Paris.

BERLIN, 23 March 2018 — Coal plant closure momentum is growing in Europe this month, with four German plants retiring or announcing retirement in March, and Ireland committing to a total coal phase out by 2Coal plant closure momentum is growing in Europe this month, with four German plants retiring or announcing retirement in March, and Ireland committing to a total coal phase out by 2coal phase out by 2025.

«Europe Beyond Coal groups have been working tirelessly to secure closures of damaging coal plants, and these German plant retirements show that we are making welcome progress in Europe towards healthy, modern energy systems,» said Kathrin Gutmann, Campaign Director at Europe Beyond CCoal groups have been working tirelessly to secure closures of damaging coal plants, and these German plant retirements show that we are making welcome progress in Europe towards healthy, modern energy systems,» said Kathrin Gutmann, Campaign Director at Europe Beyond Ccoal plants, and these German plant retirements show that we are making welcome progress in Europe towards healthy, modern energy systems,» said Kathrin Gutmann, Campaign Director at Europe Beyond CoalCoal.

In a new report from Moody's, and reported on by SNL, the ratings agency predicts that cheap natural gas could lead to another massive wave of coal - fired power plant closures over the next year and a half.

In the UK alone coal's share of generation fell to just 9 % in 2016 (a historic low), due to the closure of three plants last year mainly caused by the introduction of a carbon price flooIn the UK alone coal's share of generation fell to just 9 % in 2016 (a historic low), due to the closure of three plants last year mainly caused by the introduction of a carbon price flooin 2016 (a historic low), due to the closure of three plants last year mainly caused by the introduction of a carbon price floor.

The announced closure in early March of the Navajo coal plant, the largest in the US West, by 2019, demonstrates that coal - fired generation will still struggle going forward.

COAL: More coal - plant closures will occur in the coming years than originally thought as wind, solar and natural gas make up the difference, analysts say at a conference in ChicCOAL: More coal - plant closures will occur in the coming years than originally thought as wind, solar and natural gas make up the difference, analysts say at a conference in Chiccoal - plant closures will occur in the coming years than originally thought as wind, solar and natural gas make up the difference, analysts say at a conference in Chicago.

Coal - fired generation in the UK is in freefall, and more plant closures — as expected by the government — will see this continue.

Today's budget release disrupts those commitments — instead funneling millions of dollars in tax breaks to Transalta to prevent the closure of this plant, converting it to burn fossil gas instead of coal.

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.

Of course, any change in the electricity generation mix will result in job losses in some areas, such as the closure of existing coal plants, and gains in other areas, such as new renewable energy resources and energy efficiency.

In October 2010 stated that the company was seeking to eliminate its «safety net» option of 2040 as a potential closure date for the Boardman coal plant.

While the war on coal in the United States has taken its toll, with the closure of over 250 coal - fired power plants, and a resulting increase in what people pay for their electricity, the price of natural gas will likely rise to where coal will be competitive.

Having long bemoaned of a «war on coal,» facing massive losses in share value, and the likely closure of many coal plants under the Clean Power Plan, the coal industry must be looking to Jeb Bush as a potential ally.

European power companies could save billions of dollars by stepping up closure of coal - fired power plants as nearly all of them will be loss - making in Europe by 2030, think - tank Carbon Tracker Initiative says.

«A few months ago, FirstEnergy took an important step in moving beyond coal when it announced closure of four units at its Sammis coal plant.

These problems result from the closure of a number of coal - fired electric plants in recent years in these states and the refusal of local politicians to approve new natural gas pipelines or local fracking for natural gas, in many cases for alleged climate «reasons.»

Coal plants that have not adopted a form of carbon capture and storage by 2023 will begin to see their usage restricted, followed by complete closure in 2025.

It was one of 188 plant closures credited to former New York City Mayor Bloomberg's activist «Beyond Coal» campaign which he has supported with a $ 80 million in donations to the anti-fossil Sierra Club.

Meanwhile, the ongoing American shale gas boom — powered in part by decades of federal investments in shale drilling technologies — is accelerating the closure of US coal - fired power plants.

Instead, the government attempted to pressure energy company AGL to extend the life of the giant Liddell coal plant — 46 - years - old and running below capacity due to operational problems — beyond its scheduled closure in 2022.

President Obama's new rules for limiting carbon pollution have effectively ruled out any new coal plant construction in the United States, and will result in many additional closures.

In principle, the early closure of 5 coal - fired power plants raises power prices and must be regarded as anti-competitive.