Sentences with phrase «old coal plants running»

Utilities nationwide have set retirements for 266 coal power plants since 2010 as residents reject paying the personal health costs and the expensive electricity rates needed to keep old coal plants running.

Not exact matches

The cost of retrofitting an old coal plant with capture equipment, for example, could in theory run to more than $ 100 per ton.

Last week, Arizona Corporation Commissioner Andy Tobin proposed a Settlement Agreement to keep one of the oldest, most polluting coal plants in the Western U.S., Navajo Generating Station (NGS), running for

One reason is that Arizona utilities make far more money running old, polluting coal plants that generate electricity for around 3 cents / kWh, than risking a loss of sales to solar energy.

Last week, Arizona Corporation Commissioner Andy Tobin proposed a Settlement Agreement to keep one of the oldest, most polluting coal plants in the Western U.S., Navajo Generating Station (NGS), running for another five years.

Though there may be a case for supporting a temporary role for older coal plants to be used as emergency reserve capacity in some countries, it says, running for just a few hours a year to ensure security of supply.

A significant number of US coal - fired power plants are old, inefficient, and no longer economically competitive: it simply makes no financial sense to keep them running when cheaper, cleaner alternatives are available.

The fabulous David Roberts over at Vox reports that even utility CEOs are now predicting that it will be cheaper to build new wind and solar than to keep running the old coal and nuclear plants that have already been built.

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.