Today our friends at the Union of Concerned Scientists released an impressive report showing that as many as one-third of U.S. coal plants are due for retirement because they are outdated, lack modern pollution controls, and can no longer compete in the marketplace with other forms of energy.
The report details the range of up to 641 coal-fired boilers -- up to 100 gigawatts -- that are either recently retired or due for retirement because they are economically uncompetitive compared with more affordable energy sources.
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