SUGAR LAND, TEXAS--April 19, 2022--Written by John Egan for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Coal-fired power plant retirements across North America are surging, a trend that is expected to continue as the imperative to decarbonize the electric power industry causes asset owners to increasingly abandon coal in favor of more environmentally friendly ways to generate electricity. Companies: FirstEnergy Corporation (NYSE:FE), AES Corporation (NYSE:AES), PNM Resources Incorporated (NYSE:PNM), NRG Energy Incorporated (NYSE:NRG), Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE:DUK)