List of decommissioned coal-fired power stations in the United States explained

See main article: List of coal-fired power stations in the United States.

This is an incomplete list of decommissioned coal-fired power stations in the United States. Coal plants have been closing at a fast rate since 2010 (290 plants closed from 2010 to May 2019; this was 40% of the US's coal generating capacity) due to competition from other generating sources, primarily cheaper and cleaner natural gas (a result of the fracking boom), which has replaced so many coal plants that natural gas now accounts for 40% of the US's total electricity generation, as well as the decrease in the cost of renewables.[1]

Decommissioned coal-fired power stations

Asbury37.3614°N -94.5892°W232Empire District Electric Company
Birchwood38.2654°N -77.3142°W25877 65,032 1355 J-POWERGeneral ElectricBituminous coal[2] [3]
Boardman45.6933°N -119.8069°W550Portland General Electric
Bridgeport41.1714°N -73.1842°W9952,100 806,838 384 Public Service Enterprise GroupSub-bituminous coal[4] [5] [6]
Bruce Mansfield40.6344°N -80.4169°W2,490FirstEnergy
Bull Run36.0211°N -84.1561°W889641 1,337,090 862 Tennessee Valley AuthorityBituminous coal[7] [8] [9]
Burlington40.7412°N -91.1167°W2121,130 1,194,481 1042 Interstate Power and LightSub-bituminous coal[10] [11] [12]
Charles R. Lowman31.4882°N -87.9105°W538PowerSouth Energy CooperativeBituminous coal[13] [14]
Cheswick635542 896,561 1135 GenOn Energy HoldingsBituminous coal[15] [16] [17] [18] [19]
Dan E. Karn43.6421°N -83.8382°W5441,654 1,934,954 1,063 CMS EnergySub-bituminous coal[20] [21] [22] [23]
Eckert42.695°N -84.6621°W375384 44

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484,156 46,403 Lansing Board of Water and LightSub-bituminous coal[24] [25]
Escalante35.4161°N -108.0833°W2571,209 1,292,447 TSGTASub-bituminous coal[26] [27]
Harding Street Generating Station39.7094°N -86.1967°W698AES Indiana[28] [29]
Harllee Branch33.1939°N -83.2997°W1,539Georgia Power
Homer City40.5108°N -79.1936°W2,02229%6,828 6,753,709 989 NRG EnergyBituminous coal[30] [31] [32] [33] [34]
Hoot Lake46.2908°N -96.0431°W129319 356,720 1118 Otter Tail Power CompanySub-bituminous coal[35] [36] [37] [38]
J.M. Stuart38.6378°N -83.6931°W2,318
Johnsonville36.0278°N -87.9867°W1,500Tennessee Valley Authority
Lewis & Clark47.6789°N -104.1574°W50263 314,567 Montana-Dakota UtilitiesLignite[39] [40] [41] [42] [43]
Martin Drake38.8242°N -104.8314°W207740 1,046,153 City of Colorado SpringsSub-bituminous coal[44] [45] [46] [47]
Mojave35.145°N -114.5886°W1,636Southern California EdisonBituminous coal
Monticello33.0911°N -95.0381°W1,880Luminant
Muskingum River39.5883°N -81.6825°W1,529American Electric PowerBituminous coal
Navajo36.9033°N -111.3903°W2,250U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (24.3%)Bituminous coal
Pleasant Prairie42.5381°N -87.9047°W1,2108.6 million WE energiesCoal
R. Gallagher38.2636°N -85.8378°W280285 349,403 Duke EnergyBituminous coal[48] [49] [50] [51]
R. M. Heskett46.8669°N -100.884°W100439 645,998 Montana-Dakota UtilitiesLignite[52] [53] [54] [55]
River Rouge42.2705°N -83.1247°W651624 690,194 Detroit EdisonSub-bituminous coal[56] [57] [58]
Rush IslandMissouri38.1312°N -90.2629°W1,2425,545 7,206,695 AmerenRefined coal[59] [60] [61] [62] [63]
San Juan36.8017°N -108.4386°W84730%4,716 4,929,343 PNM ResourcesRefined coal[64] [65] [66] [67]
W. H. Sammis40.53°N -80.6308°W2,2203,957 Energy HarborBituminous coal[68] [69] [70]
Waukegan42.3828°N -87.8203°W6811,194 1,718,814 NRG EnergySub-bituminous coal[71] [72] [73] [74]
William H. Zimmer38.8664°N -84.2281°W1,351Vistra CorpCoal

See also

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: April 14, 2020. Birchwood Power Facility. Global Energy Monitor . September 6, 2020.
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  5. Web site: PSEG does deal for possible retirement in 2021 of Bridgeport Harbor coal unit Transmission Intelligence Service. transmissionhub.com. February 22, 2020.
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  7. Web site: TVA: Bull Run Fossil Plant . tva.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20070815161611/http://www.tva.com/sites/bullrun.htm . August 15, 2007 . September 6, 2020.
  8. Web site: Electricity Data Browser. . September 27, 2020.
  9. Web site: TVA retires Bull Run Fossil Plant, closing another coal plant as it shifts to clean energy. Knox News. December 5, 2023.
  10. Web site: July 7, 2020. Burlington Generating Station. September 15, 2020. Global Energy Monitor.
  11. Web site: Electricity Data Browser. September 27, 2020. Energy Information Administration.
  12. Web site: Electric Power Monthly - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). October 5, 2020. Energy Information Administration.
  13. Web site: June 28, 2020. Charles R. Lowman Power Plant. Global Energy Monitor . September 19, 2020.
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  15. Web site: Cheswick Generating Station. wikimapia.org . September 6, 2020.
  16. Web site: Electricity Data Browser. . September 27, 2020.
  17. Web site: June 10, 2021. Avon Lake coal-fired power plant to close. . June 17, 2021.
  18. Web site: July 22, 2021. GenOn delays closure of Cheswick Generating Station, Allegheny County's only coal-fired plant. September 1, 2021. TribLive.
  19. News: April 1, 2022. Springdale power plant shuts down, demolition work to begin. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. April 6, 2022.
  20. Web site: December 25, 2019. Karn Generating Plant. September 9, 2020. Global Energy Monitor.
  21. Web site: Electricity Data Browser. September 28, 2020. Energy Information Administration.
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  23. News: Coal plants close in Bay County as Consumers Energy moves toward clean energy. French. Caitlyn. June 14, 2023. MLive. August 3, 2023.
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  33. News: Homer City coal plant, the largest in Pennsylvania, will close by June. Litvak. Anya. April 4, 2023. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. https://archive.today/20230406222202/https://www.post-gazette.com/business/powersource/2023/04/03/homer-city-generation-coal-plant-close-june/stories/202304030094. April 6, 2023. live. subscription.
  34. News: Pennsylvania's largest coal plant, and one of its largest polluters, to shut down. Phillips. Susan. June 16, 2023. StateImpact Pennsylvania. NPR.
  35. June 17, 2020. Hoot Lake Plant. Fergus Falls Daily Journal . September 8, 2020.
  36. Web site: Hoot Lake Plant Fact Sheet. otpco.com .
  37. Web site: Electricity Data Browser. November 27, 2020. Energy Information Administration.
  38. News: Powering down: Otter Tail Hoot Lake Power Plant in Fergus Falls retired. June 4, 2021. The Daily Journal.
  39. Web site: Electricity Data Browser. October 6, 2020. Energy Information Administration.
  40. Web site: Lewis & Clark Station. September 26, 2018 . October 6, 2020. Montana-Dakota Utilities Company.
  41. News: Lutey. Tom. MDU to shutter Eastern Montana coal power plant in 2020. October 6, 2020. Billings Gazette.
  42. Web site: Electric Power Monthly - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). December 19, 2020. Energy Information Administration.
  43. News: Eggert. Amanda. March 29, 2021. Lewis & Clark power plant closing March 31. April 2, 2021. Montana Free Press.
  44. Web site: Beckman. Abigail. Planned Closure Of Martin Drake Power Plant Signals Shift In Colorado Springs' Energy Future. Colorado Public Radio . July 22, 2020 . September 19, 2020.
  45. June 29, 2020. Martin Drake Power Plant. Colorado Public Radio . September 19, 2020 . Budner . Ali .
  46. Web site: Electricity Data Browser. . October 9, 2020.
  47. Web site: Cheaper & Cleaner: Coal burning ends at Drake Power Plant. Fox 21. August 31, 2021.
  48. Web site: Gallagher Station - Power Plants. Duke Energy . September 15, 2020.
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  51. News: Duke Energy closing southern Indiana power plant early. February 27, 2021. February 28, 2021. WDRB. Associated Press.
  52. Web site: Electricity Data Browser. . October 9, 2020.
  53. News: R.M. Heskett Station - Montana-Dakota Utilities Company . Montana-Dakota Utilities Company. October 9, 2020.
  54. News: MDU announces retirement of aging coal-fired units, including Mandan's Heskett Station. Dalrymple. Amy. February 20, 2019. The Bismarck Tribune. https://web.archive.org/web/20190220045833/https://bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/mdu-announces-retirement-of-aging-coal-fired-units-including-mandan/article_070d44dc-bcad-58ec-9f29-f546f79a77de.html. February 20, 2019. live. subscription. August 3, 2023.
  55. News: April 1, 2022. Springdale power plant shuts down, demolition work to begin. . April 1, 2022.
  56. Web site: December 25, 2019. River Rouge Power Plant. Global Energy Monitor . September 9, 2020.
  57. Web site: Electricity Data Browser. . October 9, 2020.
  58. Web site: June 7, 2021. Detroit utility closes 50s-era River Rouge coal-fired plant. . June 10, 2021.
  59. Web site: December 25, 2019. Rush Island Power Station. Global Energy Monitor . September 7, 2020.
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  64. Web site: San Juan Generating Station Air Quality Control Systems. Babcock & Wilcox. January 13, 2020.
  65. Web site: Reducing Coal. pnm.com. January 14, 2020.
  66. Web site: Electricity Data Browser. . October 10, 2020.
  67. News: US shift away from coal hits tribal community in New Mexico. Montoya Bryan. Susan. Associated Press. October 3, 2022.
  68. Web site: Electricity Data Browser. . September 29, 2020.
  69. News: FirstEnergy Solutions closing its last Ohio and Pennsylvania coal-fired power plants. Funk. John. The Plain Dealer. August 29, 2018. November 8, 2021.
  70. Web site: Energy Harbor Transitions to 100% Carbon Free Energy Infrastructure Company in 2023 . March 26, 2022 . energyharbor.com.
  71. Web site: December 25, 2019. Waukegan Generating Station. Global Energy Monitor . September 17, 2020.
  72. Web site: Electricity Data Browser. . October 10, 2020.
  73. Web site: Proctor. Darrell. June 17, 2021. NRG Will Close 3 Coal Plants After Poor Auction Results. June 22, 2021. POWER Magazine. en-US.
  74. News: Closing of Waukegan coal plant causes controversy among residents. WGN-TV. October 3, 2022.

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