U.S. Coal-Fired Plants Prep for Second-Quarter Maintenance, Even as Some Face Dim Futures

SUGAR LAND--March 11, 2021--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--As coal-fired power plants continue to close their doors, proper maintenance is only becoming more important for those staying open. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2.7 gigawatts (GW) of U.S. coal-fired generating capacity is scheduled to retire in 2021, following 48 GW of retirements over the past five years. Meanwhile, natural gas supplied its second-highest annual amount to U.S. end users in 2020. Industrial Info is tracking more than 40 maintenance-related projects at coal-fired power plants in the U.S. and Canada that are set to begin in the second quarter. Within this article: Details on some of the maintenance projects at coal-fired plants in the U.S. and Canada that are set to kick off from April through June, including those from major companies such as American Electric Power Company Incorporated (NYSE:AEP), Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE:DUK), Southern Company (NYSE:SO) and Ameren Corporation (NYSE:AEE).