Quote Originally Posted by wadarbr549 View Post
they have not closed any coal burners in my corner of the world,,,,in fact we have built 2 new ones and added units on 6 existing coal burners in the ohio kentucky and west virginia area ...
Well, maybe not yet, but there is sure documentation of expected closures and problems...

Last winter, bitterly cold weather placed massive stress on the US electrical system ― and the system almost broke. On January 7 in the midst of the polar vortex, PJM Interconnection, the Regional Transmission Organization serving the heart of America from New Jersey to Illinois, experienced a new all-time peak winter load of almost 142,000 megawatts. America's power grid at the limit: The road to electrical blackouts | The Daily Caller



America’s Power Grid at the Limit: The Road to Electrical Blackouts... America’s Power Grid at the Limit: The Road to Electrical Blackouts | Watts Up With That?

Polar Vortex summer version prelude to brutal winter and potential major energy issues ICECAP

Flurry of Coal Power Plant Shutdowns Expected by 2016 Flurry of Coal Power Plant Shutdowns Expected by 2016 | Climate Central

More than 34 gigawatts (GW) of electrical generating capacity are now set to retire because of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Mercury and Air Toxics Rule (colloquially called Utility MACT)[1] and the Cross State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR)[2] regulations. Most of these retirements will come from coal-fired power plants, shuttering over 10 percent of the U.S.’s coal-fired generating capacity.
Power Plant Closures - IER
http://instituteforenergyresearch.or...own-update.pdf

Victories | Beyond Coal