Power, Vol.155, No.5, 48-48, 2011
Added Regulatory Hurdles Will Accelerate Coal Plant Retirements
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is developing a number of new regulations for the power sector governing air emissions, cooling water intake structures, and coal combustion waste disposal methods. Combined, these regulations have the potential to drive as much as 40% of existing coal-fired generating units to retire in the next 10 years, representing about 51 GW.