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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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East Coast Weather Brings Record Energy Demand

LCG, January 28, 2003-Mid-Atlantic states have been experiencing nearly two weeks of cold weather, increasing demand for electricity to record levels.

PJM Interconnection, responsible for transmission for much of the mid-Atlantic region, has said that demand on Thursday of last week peaked at 55,031 megawatts, over 4,000 megawatts higher than the previous record demand of 50,864 megawatts, which was recorded two days prior.

The daytime high temperature on that Thursday, January 23, was 17 degrees Fahrenheit (or minus 8 Celsius). Before this year's demand record, the winter record in for PJM Interconnection was 50,129 megawatts, made January 27 of 2000.

PJM's all-time demand record is 63,777 megawatts, recorded August 14, 2002. Generally electricity demand is highest during the summer.

PJM serves 25 million people in Mid-Atlantic States and is connected to 71,600 megawatts of capacity.

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