Although President Donald Trump expresses his support for the country's coal industry at every opportunity, U.S. coal-fired power plants with a capacity of more than 15,000 megawatts were decommissioned or converted last year.
In 2019, around 15,100 MW of coal-fired power generation was decommissioned or converted, according to Reuters - the second highest figure since the record year of 2015, when a total of 19,300 MW was decommissioned.
Despite Trump's intense support, the coal industry has been in steep decline for a decade. Instead, the Americans are relying on cheap gas, solar and wind power. Nonetheless, Trump continues to work to win over the remaining coal ...