This paper estimates the effect of coal-fired power plants on infant mortality in India. We find that a one GW increase in coal-fired capacity corresponds to a 14% increase in infant mortality rates in districts near versus far from the plant site. This effect is 2-3 times larger than estimates...

This paper provides empirical evidence that U.S. power plants exhibit risk aversion when purchasing coal. Specifically, I show that plants facing more spot coal price uncertainty sign longer duration coal contracts, purchase contract coal from a larger number of origin counties, and pay higher...

An influential literature posits that introducing market mechanisms to price-regulated industries generates substantial long-run efficiency benefits by removing the incentive to over-invest in capital. The coal storage behavior of U.S. power plants is an ideal setting to empirically assess this...