Comment by toomuchtodo

They need to shut them down, but this would mean they’d lose money on their investment not paid back (unless securitized, where bonds are issued to buy out the remaining debt to shut them down, and ratepayers paying that off over the next 20-30 years).

Every coal plant in the US is uneconomical to continue to run (vs replacing with renewables) except the one in Dry Forks, WY.

https://cleanenergyforum.yale.edu/2022/01/17/explainer-how-c...

https://energyinnovation.org/report/the-coal-cost-crossover-...