TVA defies Trump, votes to shut down two aging coal-fired power plants

The Tennessee Valley Authority board of dir.....»»

The Tennessee Valley Authority voted on Thursday to close two aging coal-fired power plants, including one supplied by a company led by a major supporter of President Donald Trump, who had urged the U.S.-owned utility to keep it open......»»

U.S. coal-fired power plants shut down at the second-fastest pace on record in 2009, despite President Trump's efforts to prop up the industry, according to data seen by Reuters......»»

U.S. coal-fired power plants shut down at the second-fastest pace on record in 2019, despite President Donald Trump’s efforts to prop up the industry, according to data from the federal government and Thomson Reuters......»»

Jacquelyn Martin/AP More US coal-fired power plants were shut in President Donald Trump's first two years than were retired in the whole of Barack Obama's first term, despite the Republican's efforts to prop up th.....»»

The Tennessee Valley Authority voted on Thursday to close two aging coal-fired power plants, including one supplied by a company led by a major supporter of President Donald Trump, who had urged the U.S.-owned utility to keep it open......»»

U.S. power companies expect to retire or convert from coal to gas over 13,800 megawatts (MW) of coal-fired plants in 2019 after shutting over 13,300 MW in 2018, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) and Thomson Reuters data......»»

(Reuters) - Trump administration officials are considering requiring grid operators to buy electricity from ailing nuclear and coal-fired power plants to keep them from being shuttered, according to a draft memo reviewed by Reuters......»»

States with a history of fighting air pollution from coal-fired power plants are denouncing the Trump administration's move to scale back restrictions on emissions, with some threatening court challenges......»»

President Donald Trump picked West Virginia as the place to announce he'd roll back pollution rules for coal-fired power plants......»»

Federal energy regulators look set to give another chance to a Trump administration proposal aimed at helping struggling coal-fired and nuclear power plants, according to Height Capital Markets analysts......»»

The Trump administration on Friday said limits on mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants were no longer necessary as the costs outweighed the benefits, a move environmentalists said could increase health hazards. Gavino Garay reports......»»

It's a long-term trend because of unfavorable economics. Coal-fired power plants are on the march--out of business. And despite promises that Donald Trump made during and after his presidential campaign, the long-term trend has o.....»»

A federal utility board has voted to close a coal-fired power plant in Kentucky over the objections of President Donald Trump and some state GOP leaders......»»

TVA votes to close Kentucky coal-fired power plant over objections from President Trump, other state GOP leaders......»»

The Power PA Jobs Alliance said the closing of coal-fired power plants would have a double whammy, on plants in Cheswick and Homer City and their surrounding communities, as well as the mines that supply the coal......»»

Despite some pinning widespread power outages on frozen wind turbines, there was even greater downed capacity at gas and coal-fired power plants......»»

The 2011 mercury rule did more to hasten the closure of coal-fired power plants than any other regulation adopted under Barack Obama, but utilities say repealing it is “entirely unnecessary.”.....»»

Volkswagen to shut coal-fired power stations at main factory to cut CO2......»»

Volkswagen is shutting down two coal-fired power stations at its main plant in Wolfsburg, Germany and has declined offers to sell them to cut down the company's carbon dioxide emissions, Chief Executive Herbert Diess said on Friday......»»