80% Of U.S. Coal Plants Are Uneconomic As Renewables Costs Drop

As much as 80 percent of the coal-fired power plants in the United States are already uneconomic compared to new wind and solar projects, energy and climate policy think tank Energy Innovation said in new research this week. The combined costs for fuel, maintenance, and other costs at most operating coal power plants in the U.

S are higher than the all-in costs of new solar and wind projects because of the cost declines of wind and solar generation, Energy Innovation said. The think tank’s report, The Coal Cost Crossover 2.0, compares the…