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Jul 21, 2018

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If you’ve ever tried to pay attention to utility news, you probably discovered what most people do: it’s absurd. News is filled with terms of art, engineers spouting off about seemingly contradictory things, and through it all runs a vague sensation of either “spirited innovation” or “corporate…

Coal Power is spinning down

There are definitely a lot fewer coal plants in the US than there used to be. In 2011, the US had 310 GW worth of coal-fired power plants online. In 2017, that number was 260 GW[1]. Between 2018 and 2020, an additional 21 GW worth will go offline via scheduled plant shutdowns[2].