In 2023, coal power plants with a combined capacity of 9.52 gigawatts were retired across the United States. Between 2010 and 2023, the greatest coal power plant retirements occurred in 2015, when power plants with a capacity of 16.68 gigawatts were taken off the grid.
Capacity of conventional steam coal-fired power plants retired in the United States from 2010 to 2023
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EIA. (March 26, 2024). Capacity of conventional steam coal-fired power plants retired in the United States from 2010 to 2023 (in gigawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/949084/united-states-coal-retirements-capacity/
EIA. "Capacity of conventional steam coal-fired power plants retired in the United States from 2010 to 2023 (in gigawatts)." Chart. March 26, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/949084/united-states-coal-retirements-capacity/
EIA. (2024). Capacity of conventional steam coal-fired power plants retired in the United States from 2010 to 2023 (in gigawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/949084/united-states-coal-retirements-capacity/
EIA. "Capacity of Conventional Steam Coal-fired Power Plants Retired in The United States from 2010 to 2023 (in Gigawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/949084/united-states-coal-retirements-capacity/
EIA, Capacity of conventional steam coal-fired power plants retired in the United States from 2010 to 2023 (in gigawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/949084/united-states-coal-retirements-capacity/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Capacity of conventional steam coal-fired power plants retired in the United States from 2010 to 2023 (in gigawatts) [Graph], EIA, March 26, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/949084/united-states-coal-retirements-capacity/