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Despite February storm, US coal plant retirements likely to continue Despite the Feb. 14 winter storm’s triple-digit natural gas prices, massive gas-fired generation outages, soaring power prices and rolling blackouts in the southern Great Plains of the US, coal-fired generation is likely to continue to show net capacity reductions across the Lower 48 in the next few years. About 9.2 GW of coal-fired generation retired in 2020, down from 2019’s 14.2 GW, and another 3.2 GW is expected to retire in 2021, followed by 4.9 GW in 2022, S&P Global Market Intelligence data shows. “The February ...

PORTLAND, Maine – President Joe Biden wants to change the way the U.S. uses energy by expanding renewables, but he will need to navigate a host ...

Getting there will require a massive buildout of grid infrastructure to get energy from the windy plains or offshore wind farms over long distances to

President Joe Biden wants to change the way the U.S. uses energy by expanding renewables, but he will need to navigate a host of challenges to get it done.

Job loss, infrastructure investment and political obstacles confront the President's plan of 100 percent renewable energy in the power sector by 2035.