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Bloomberg reported that a new report suggests that as many as 353 coal-fired electricity units are facing closure in the U.S. because of the prohibitive costs of installing pollution controls.
Bloomberg reported that a new report suggests that as many as 353 coal-fired electricity unit are facing closure in the U.S. because of the prohbitive costs of installing pollution controls.
As quoted in the market report:
The Union of Concerned Scientists said in a report released today that an additional 59 gigawatts of electric generating capacity from coal plants could be shuttered, representing more than 6 percent of all U.S. electricity used. Those changes are warranted because many of those rarely used plants have already outlived their 30-year lifespan and generate the most emissions of harmful pollutants and greenhouse gases, the report said.