Coal Plants Shut-Down

Coal-fired power plants are subject to the
. . . Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), which require significant reductions
. . . in emissions of mercury, acid gases, and toxic metals,
. . . scheduled to take effect in April 2015.
90% of the coal-fired capacity retirements occur by 2016.

Coal-fired power plants in the United States,
. . . have been under significant economic pressure in recent years,
. . . because of low natural gas prices and
. . . slow electricity demand growth.

2014-02-20 Source:  Coal Plants Shut-down