POWER is at the forefront of the global power market, providing in-depth news and insight on the end-to-end electricity system and the ongoing energy transition. Several U. Some also note that the Trump administration is likely to eschew enforcement of current pollution standards, and attempt to roll back greenhouse gas emissions regulations put in place by the Biden administration.
The New York Times in a Feb. The Times , though, said its analysis shows that since , almost one-third of those units scheduled for closure have had their lifecycles extended, and others have had their scheduled closures canceled.
Most recently, Georgia Power in its latest integrated resource plan IRP said it would extend the operating life of several coal- and natural gas-fired units for several more years. The utility cited expected increases in demand for power, including from industrial manufacturing facilities.
Interestingly, many of those facilities have received investments due to the Inflation Reduction Act, which the Trump administration has decried. The E2 group, which looks at projects related to the economy and environment, in a report last year said Georgia leads the U.
Global Energy Monitor in a January analysis of retired coal-fired power capacity by country reported that 4, MW of coal-fueled generation was shuttered in the U. Not the weather, not a bomb … nothing. And we have more coal than anybody. The U.
