Join us June 18th for our 2025 Mid-Year Industrial Market Outlook! RSVP Today!
Sales & Support: +1 800 762 3361
Member Resources
New Coal-Fired Power Plant Closures Announced

SUGAR LAND--March 1, 2012--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--This week has brought new announcements regarding utilities' plans to take aging coal-fired power plants offline, as low natural gas prices and increased legislation regarding emissions continue forcing generators to make decisions about the futures of the their coal-fired fleets. This week's announcements regarding closures came from GenOn Energy Incorporated (NYSE:GEN) (Houston, Texas) and Midwest Generation LLC (Chicago, Illinois), which is a subsidiary of Edison International (NYSE:EIX) (Rosemead, California).

Login or Register for Instant Access

Subscribe Now!

(All Fields Required)

IIR Logo Globe

Site-wide Scheduled Maintenance for April 12, 2025, between 9 A.M. - 9 P.M. CST. During this time, all services will be unavailable periodically throughout the scheduled maintenance window.

×
×

Contact Us

For More Info!