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U.S. Coal-fired Generating Capacity Retirements in 2025 Are Less Than 20 Percent of Retirements in 2022

LCG, April 13, 2026--The EIA today released an "In-brief Analysis" of U.S. coal-fired generating capacity retirements in 2025. A highlight of the analysis is that, during 2025, the electric power sector retired 2.6 GW of coal-fired generating capacity at four power plants, which is (i) the least since 2010 and (ii) 5.9 GW less than the planned retirement of 8.5 GW at the beginning of 2025.

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EPA Proposes Rule Changes to Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) Requirements to Restore American Energy Dominance

LCG, April 10, 2026--The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced yesterday a rule proposing several revisions to the federal regulations governing the disposal of coal combustion residuals (CCR) and the beneficial use of CCR. The EPA designed the rule to encourage resource recovery, allow for site-specific considerations in permitting, and provide regulatory relief while continuing to protect human health and the environment. The EPA will be accepting comments on the rule for 60 days after publication in the Federal Register, and it will also hold an online public hearing on the rule.

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Wisconsin Utility Buys 3 New York Power Plants

LCG, Dec. 27, 2001--The holding company for Wisconsin Public Service Co. said yesterday that its unregulated electric generation subsidiary has agreed to buy three New York power plants from CH Resources Inc. for $61 million.

WPS Resources Corp. subsidiary WPS Power Development Inc. will purchase from Poughkeepsie, N.Y.-based CH Resources Inc. three plants with a combined capacity of 257 megawatts. They are located in Beaver Falls, Niagara Falls and Syracuse.

The facilities consist of the 109 megawatt combined-cycle Syracuse Generating Facility, the 95 megawatt combined-cycle Beaver Falls Generating Facility and the 53 megawatt fluidized-bed Niagara Falls Generating Facility.

Power from the plants will be sold into the New York bulk power market through bilateral agreements and into the wholesale and retail open-market using WPS-Energy Services Inc., the WPS energy marketing subsidiary.

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