Decommissioning antiquated power plants is an essential step in the new generation development process. It is often the one that requires the most time to plan. There are often complications that arise with closing permits, ad- dressing environmental issues above the surface, below grade, and in ancillary facilities such as coal ponds.
Decommissioning Obsolete Power Plants -- Why do it Now?
Decommissioning antiquated power plants is an essential step in the new generation development process. It is often the one that requires the most time to plan. There are often complications that arise with closing permits, addressing environmental issues above the surface, below grade, and in ancillary facilities such as coal ponds.
List of decommissioned coal-fired power stations in the United …
Bruce Mansfield Power Plant, at a capacity of 2,490 MW, is the largest power plant to be decommissioned in the United States. This is an incomplete list of decommissioned coal-fired power stations in the United States.
Fact Sheet: EPA Mercury Rules and Power Reliability
2011年12月14日 · New rules from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reduce mercury and other toxic air emissions will affect dozens of antiquated power plants currently operating without pollution controls. These rules have stirred debate in some circles as to whether retrofitting or retiring outdated plants will cause shortfalls in electricity capacity.
Two Years, Not Ten Years: Redesigning Infrastructure Approvals
2015年9月15日 · America’s antiquated power grid, for example, wastes the equivalent of 200 coal-burning power plants. We propose a dramatic reduction of red tape so that infrastructure can be approved in two years or less, not, often, ten years.
2024年9月26日 · transition, we treat the task of retiring and decommissioning antiquated power plants as they are replaced by renewables as a key component of our responsibility,
A Tale of Two Capacity Auctions—and Still Too Much Coal - NRDC
2023年7月10日 · Our antiquated, status quo grid cannot get us through the unprecedented changes we’re seeing: rising electricity demand, a shift from fossil fuel power plants to clean energy, and more...
Coal-fired power plants to close after new wastewater rule
2021年11月22日 · The new wastewater rule requires power plants to clean coal ash and toxic heavy metals such as mercury, arsenic and selenium from plant wastewater before it is dumped into streams and rivers. The rule is expected to affect 75 coal-fired power plants nationwide, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
Coal Power Plant Reinvestment Visualization Tool
The Coal Power Plant Reinvestment Visualization Tool focuses on coal power plants that have been closed or set-to-retire, alongside key infrastructure characteristics that are relevant for potential reinvestment opportunities, including the opportunity to query these data based off pre-defined or user-set queries to identify opportunities for ...
Repurposing Retired Coal Plants for Energy Future
4 天之前 · This redevelopment option could provide numerous jobs and valuable dispatchable power. Based on a study of a coal plant site in the southwestern U.S., a coal-to-nuclear redevelopment could have a net positive effect on employment in the plant’s community, and the existing workforce is largely transferable, with workers being aligned in skillsets.