Retirements of U.S. Electric Generating Capacity to Slow in 2024

CleanTechnica
By US Energy Information AdministrationFeb 21, 2024, 6:00 am208 pts
Operators plan to retire 5.2 gigawatts (GW) of U.S. electric generating capacity in 2024, a 62% decrease from last year when 13.5 GW was retired and the least in any year since 2008, according to our latest Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory. Coal and natural gas jointly account for 91% of the…

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