Surge in Power Plant Retirements Expected in 2025
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Significant Increase in Planned Capacity Retirements
As we look ahead to 2025, electricity producers have announced plans to retire a staggering 12.3 gigawatts (GW) of power capacity, marking a notable 65% rise compared to retirements witnessed in 2024. In the previous year, only 7.5 GW was removed from the U.S. power grid—the lowest level of retirement since 2011—according to our most recent electric generator inventory report.
Breakdown of Capacity Retirements
The majority of these upcoming retirements stem from coal facilities, accounting for approximately two-thirds (66%) of the total planned reductions. Natural gas plants follow at a smaller proportion, contributing about 21% to the upcoming closures.
Decline in Coal-Fired Generation
In particular, utilities aim to permanently shut down around 8.1 GW of coal-fired generating capacity this year—that translates into approximately 4.7% of all operational coal resources as reported at the close of 2024. This is noticeably lower than last year’s figure of just 4 GW, which itself was significantly less than historical averages where typically around 9 GW retired annually over the last decade.
Noteworthy among these closures is Utah’s largest coal plant, the Intermountain Power Project (1,800 megawatts), which will be succeeded by an upcoming natural gas combined-cycle facility with an output capacity of 840 MW, expected online by July.
Threats and Changes for Natural Gas Plants
This year will also witness retirement actions regarding natural gas generation facilities amounting to a total reduction of about 2.6 GW, representing roughly 0.5% outflow from existing operations at end-of-year data for UFC generators’ fleet management in December2024. The majority slated for closure includes older simple-cycle units known for their inefficiencies relative to newer combined-cycle counterparts.
Leading these retirements are major contributors such as V H Braunig Units (859 MW), situated in Texas alongside Eddystone Units (760 MW) located within Pennsylvania—both represented aged installations erected between 1966 and 1974. A further significant source will be emissions-cutting developments scheduled at TVA’s Johnsonville station; it plans new advancements with smart aeroderivative turbines integrating an additional 500 MW, replacing outdated combustion turbines dating back several decades.
Retirement Figures from Petroleum Sources
Petroleum-based generation accounts for just about 2.3% within national energy production capability hierarchies across America today; however, planned petroleum closures this fiscal cycle include approximately 1.6 GW mainly evident during Tennessee’s project demolitions implemented through Talen Energy’s Herbert A Wagner plant (totaling 828 MW) – constituting more than half said reductions expected nationwide throughout this calendar period discussed here along with TVA’s Allen station transitioning away combustion units summing up another 427 MW*** removal count closed down entirely there too following years previously engaging restive practices originally sought/scripts enforced delisting procedures signed off onto painstaking efforts endorsed nationally as workforce limitations etc raise awareness toward responsibility targets henceforth necessary funding advocacy knowledgeable transitory shifts counting on renewables or decarbonization pivot sites ensuring levels sustained prev link state accuracy demanded invoking plausible circular sustainable mechanisms emerging given treacherous disposition fluctuating therein while incentivizing forward participation ultimately diminishing reliance upon starker fossil fuel dependency ailments more broadly fostering public response requisite fortitude thereby linked potentially influential aspects projected reform trajectories enacting regenerative dialogue spurring scientific exploration practice measure adoption becoming mainstream non heels alongside traditional norms evolving ecosystems through collaborating interests revitalized intent engaging stakeholders heightened considerations diversifying aimed shaping landscapes.
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Data source: U.S.Energy Information Administration,December2024 Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory. Note: Megawatt(MW)
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