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RETIREM ENT OF U.S. COAL-FIRED GENERATING U N ITS1 Status as o f October 24, 2017 Retirem ents -- Since 2010, power plant owners have announced the retirement, or conversion to other fuels, of a large number of coal-fired electric generating units.2 The table on the following page summarizes all publicly announced retirements through 2030. The table shows that 599 coal-fired generating units in 43 states -- totaling almost 108,000 megawatts (MW) of generating capacity -- have retired or announced plans to retire. (This represents the retirement of an additional 7,000 MW and 13 coalfired generating units since the last ACCCE update in June.) These retirements comprise slightly more than one-third of the U.S. coal fleet that existed in 2010. So far, approximately 66,000 MW of coal-fired generating capacity have retired. Between 2018 and 2020, an additional 23,000 MW are expected to retire, bringing total retirements to 89,000 MW by the end of 2020. EPA-Attributed Retirem ents -- The table also includes retirements that have been explicitly attributed, at least in part, to EPA regulations and policies. These EPA-caused retirements total 454 units and represent almost 76,000 MW of coal-fired electric generating capacity, with 54,000 MW having already retired. ISO/RTO Retirem ents -- Some 45,000 MW of coal-fired generating capacity in ISO /RTO regions have retired. An additional 14,000 MW in these regions are slated to retire over the period 2018 to 2020, of which 8,400 MW have been attributed to wholesale electricity market conditions. The regions with the most retirements from 2010 through 2020 are PJM (30,300 MW); MISO (12,900 MW), ERCOT (5,700 MW), and SPP (4,300 MW). 1These retirements and conversions is based primarily on public announcements by the owners o f the coal units. We also use other information sources that are reliable. These retirements and conversions are not based on modeling projections. We do not include small (less than 25 MW) cogeneration units. Since m ost o f these units are retiring, not converting to another fuel, we use the term " retirements" in this paper to characterize units that may be either retiring or converting. 2 In 2010, according to EIA, the U.S. coal fleet was comprised o f 1,396 electric generating units located at 580 power plants for a total generating capacity o f approximately 317,000 MW. 1 Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 1 ED 002061 00082401-00001 1. O hio 2. In d ian a 3. Illin o is 4. P en n sy lv an ia 5. T e x a s 6. A lab am a 7. N o rth C aro lin a 8. M ich ig an 9. K en tu cky 10. G eorgia 11. A rizo n a 12. F lo rid a 13. V irgin ia 14. W est V irgin ia 15. N ev ad a 16. T e n n esse e 17. C olorado 18. M isso u ri 19. M in n esota 20. M ontana 21. U tah 22. O klahom a 23. Iow a 24. South C arolina 25. M assac h u se tts 26. A rk an sas 27. N ew Y ork 28. N ew Je rse y 29. W isconsin 30. W ashington 31. N ew M exico 32. N e b ra sk a 33. M ississip p i 34. O regon 35. L o u isia n a 36. C on necticut 37. K an sas 38. D elaw are 39. M aryland 40. N orth D ak o ta 41. C aliforn ia 42. W yom ing 43. South D akota 43 / 37 States MW R E T IR IN G 11,491J / 0,4214 6,569 / 6,129 6,173 / 3,076 5,737 / 5,548 5,672 / 1,399 5,166 / 5,166 4,615 / 2,783 4,500 / 4,075 3,896 / 3,471 3,752 / 3,249 3,482 / 3,482 3,150 / 1,568 3,120 / 2,354 2,740 / 2,740 2,689 / 0 2,659 / 2,659 2,405 / 1,699 2,372 / 2,355 2,288 / 2,150 2,248 / 154 2,072 / 272 1,954 / 1,954 1,832 / 1,564 1,768 / 1,768 1,663 / 1,408 1,659 / 1,659 1,588 / 475 1,543 / 268 1,525 / 1,287 1,376 / 0 1,375 / 1,375 757 / 637 706 / 706 585 / 585 575 / 575 566 / 0 478 / 478 360 / 0 250 / 115 189 / 0 129 / 0 49 / 49 22 / 22 1 0 7 ,7 4 5 / 7 5 , 6 7 5 MW 3Total coal retirements. 4 Coal retirements attributed to EPA regulations and policies. Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 1 UNITS RETIRIN G 58 / 40 39 / 34 22 / 14 33 / 30 10/3 26 / 26 37 / 20 39 / 31 18 / 16 17 / 15 8 /8 10/7 27 / 16 18 / 18 8 /0 17 /17 16 / 13 24 / 23 17 / 15 5/ 1 7 /5 4 /4 32 / 28 14 / 14 8 /6 2 /2 13/3 6 /2 23 / 16 2 /0 5 /5 6 /5 2 /2 1 /1 1 /1 2 /0 6 /6 4 /0 3 /2 1 /0 3 /0 4 /4 1/ 1 599 / 454 Units 2 ED 002061 00082401-00002