Massive coal plant that asked for Trump’s help goes dark
-- In the end, the unraveling economics of coal proved too much for even a giant among power generators to handle.
The end was a long time coming for the 2.25-gigawatt Navajo plant. Its owners, led by Salt River Project, had initially planned to close it in 2017 but struck a deal with leaders of the Navajo Nation to keep it going for another two years. The facility, which once produced enough power to light up 1.7 million homes, sits on Navajo land in the Four Corners area of Arizona and was a major source of jobs in the region.
Coal, which once supplied more electricity in the U.S. than any other resource, now accounts for less than a quarter of the nation’s mix. Since 2010, power generators have announced the retirement of more than 500 coal-fired power plants with more than 100 gigawatts of capacity, according to government data. A typical nuclear reactor has about 1 gigawatt of capacity.
In February, the federally operated Tennessee Valley Authority decided to retire an aging coal-fired power plant in Kentucky, despite Trump calling for the utility on Twitter to keep it open.The owners of the Navajo plant -- which also include Arizona Public Service Co., NV Energy Inc. and Tucson Electric Power Co.
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