Another Study Pins Coal Retirements on Cheap Gas, Stagnant Load Growth

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Oct. 25, 2017

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Media Highlight

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Utility Dive

"A new analysis of coal plant closures and emissions concludes cheap gas and stagnant load growth are the primary reasons for a decline in plant profitability. The research by Resources for the Future also concludes that strict emissions rules played a significant role in helping cut nitrogen oxide emissions by two-thirds between 2005 and 2015, but 'had little effect on coal plant profitability and retirement.'"

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Joshua Linn

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Josh Linn is a senior fellow at RFF. His research centers on the effects of environmental policies and economic incentives for new technologies in the transportation, electricity, and industrial sectors.

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