Davis, Rebecca J.; Holladay, J. Scott; Sims, Charles - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
We summarize the history of U.S. coal-fired plant retirements over the last decade, describe planned future retirements …, and forecast the remaining operating life for every operating coal-fired generator. We summarize the technology and … decision coal generator owners face. We use retirements from the last decade to quantify the relationships in the model for …