The slow retreat of coal plants has brought what many scientists, environmental advocates and policymakers say is much-needed change. Stuart, which once had a staggering capacity of 2,318 megawatts, remains the largest U.S. coal plant ever to close its doors. His administration has worked to lessen regulations on both coal mining operations and coal-fired power plants, and it even proposed that federal regulators effectively subsidize coal plants. Last year’s coal plant retirements were the second-largest ever in terms of capacity. And it plans to idle two units at a Conesville, Ohio, plant in May and another unit there in 2020.

Source: Washington Post March 28, 2019 16:52 UTC