More Than 5,500 Megawatts of Coal-Fired Power to Shut Down in 2016

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--At least 13 coal-fired U.S. power plants are scheduled to shut down in 2016. In total, the plants provide employment to more than 1,300 people and generate more than 5,500 megawatts (MW) of electricity.

See below for a breakdown, by state, of plants Industrial Info projects will shut down in 2016.

The youngest plant that is slated for closure next year began to generate electricity in 1982, and the oldest came online in 1942. The largest plant, in terms of capacity, is the Colbert Power Station in Alabama, and the smallest is the R.E. Burger Power Station in Ohio. On average, these plants have been in service for more than 60 years.

Using the guideline of 1 MW to power 1,000 homes, the capacity of the power plants set for closure next year amounts to enough electricity to power 5.5 million homes. For related information regarding coal-fired power plant closures in 2015, see October 15, 2015, article - Two Coal-Fired Power Plants to Shut Down This Year, a Dozen More Next Year

NOTE: "Capacity" refers to the estimated current generating capacity, and not the overall design capacity. Several plants are running below their previous maximum outputs. The shutdown dates shown in this table are subject to change. Industrial Info customers should use their PECWeb access to track plant information when updates are made.

State	Plant Name and Location	Owner	Capacity (MW)*	Startup Year	Shutdown Date*
Alabama	Colbert Power Station (Tuscumbia)	Tennessee Valley Authority	1,830	1954	Apr-16
Georgia	Mitchell Power Station (Albany)	Georgia Power Company	78	1948	Mar-16
Georgia	Kraft Power Station (Port Wentworth)	Georgia Power Company	354	1958	Apr-16
Indiana	Wabash River Power Station (West Terre Haute)	Duke Energy Indiana Incorporated	960	1953	Apr-16
Indiana	PI Eagle Valley Power Plant (H T Pritchard) (Martinsville)	Indianapolis Power & Light Company	396.8	1949	Jun-16
Michigan	B C Cobb Electric Generating Station (Muskegon)	Consumers Energy	300	1948	Apr-16
Michigan	J R Endicott Power Station (Litchfield)	Michigan South Central Power Agency	55	1982	Jun-16
Michigan	Justin R Whiting Power Station (Erie)	Consumers Energy	366.2	1952	Apr-16
Missouri	Missouri City Power Station (Missouri City)	Independence Power & Light Department	44	1954	Jan-16
Missouri	Blue Valley Power Station (Independence)	Independence Power & Light Department	164	1958	Jan-16
New York	Dunkirk Generating Station (Dunkirk)	NRG Dunkirk Power LLC	560	1950	Jul-16
New York	Charles R Huntley Power Station (Tonawanda)	Huntley Power LLC	435.9	1942	Mar-16
Ohio	R E Burger Power Station (Shadyside)	FirstEnergy Generation LLC	7	1944	May-16

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