Harrington, whose three units have 1,018 MW of generation capacity, was Xcel’s first coal-fired power plant in Texas. It came online in 1976. The utility in 2020 made the decision to convert the ...
One of the oldest power plants in the United States, perched on the edge of the nation’s largest coal mine, was slated to close in 2027. But the plant’s operator recently canceled the ...
In October, I wrote about how five of the country’s 10 largest coal-fired power plants had retirement dates. Today, I’m revisiting the list, providing some updates and then taking a few steps ...
Since 2007, Georgia Power has retired 5,547 MW of capacity, including 4,787 MW of coal, 509 MW of oil, 132 MW of gas/oil dual-fuel, 118 MW of oil-fired combustion turbines, and 0.4 MW of hydro ...
Georgia Power Wants to Keep Coal Plants Alive to Meet Electricity Demand ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Power Co. says it wants to keep burning coal to meet what it forecasts as the state’s ...
Another coal-fired power plant in Patuakhali has begun production, with the first unit of the 1,320 MW plant in Kalapara Upazila now connected to the national grid. The first 660 MW unit of ...
BISMARCK — Since the 1960s, one of North Dakota's larger industries has been electric power production. Lignite coal plants have been the state's primary source of electric production ...
in Queensland in May 2021 after an explosion at Callide coal power plant; and in May last year when unplanned outages at Eraring and Vales Point coal generators contributed to high prices in ...