HOW MANY DIRTY COAL-BURNING
PLANTS HAVE WE RETIRED?
DIRTY POWER PLANTS RETIRED
179
down
down
344
to go
to go
The plants counted here are "planned retirements" plants that have
announced they will retire and have set a specific retirement date.
announced they will retire and have set a specific retirement date.
and there's more:
DIRTY BOILERS RETIRED
508
down
down
766
to go
to go
Each coal-burning plant is made up of specific number of boilers. Since not all coal plants are the same size, the number tracked here shows the total number of coal boilers in the U.S. that have been announced for retirement.
that means:
DIRTY MEGAWATTS RETIRED
75,394
down
down
267,618
to go
to go
An average coal-burning plant is 500 MW which powers roughly 260,000 houses a year.
and that also means:
CLEAN ENERGY MEGAWATTS
66,400
installed
installed
708,600
to go
to go
As old coal plants retire, we're working to make sure that clean energy like wind and
solar will step in to replace them, providing many new jobs for American workers.
solar will step in to replace them, providing many new jobs for American workers.
- Numbers are per year, data from the Clean Air Task Force