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
(in gigawatts)
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