Biden Officials Mull Quicker Death for US Coal Power Plants
- New requirements are still under review by White House
- Power plant pollution rule to be finalized next month
The power plant rule will have broad implications for coal-fired power plants operating today as well as the new gas-burning facilities that could replace them.
Photographer: George Frey/BloombergUS coal-fired power plants could be forced to shut down two years sooner than envisioned under a Biden administration plan to stifle pollution from the electricity sector.
The potential change being seriously considered now by administration officials would accelerate the required retirement date for coal plants that opt against installing carbon-removal technology at the sites, according to people familiar with the matter who asked not to be named because the regulation is not yet final. That would be a tougher approach than what the Environmental Protection Agency outlined in an initial proposal last year that would generally give companies until 2040 to shutter the sites.