EEI touts 'impressive' clean energy shift, planned coal closures

The Edison Electric Institute (EEI), which represents investor-owned utilities, is touting the power sector's “impressive trend” toward clean energy and greenhouse gas reductions, including industry plans to retire over 100 gigawatts (GW) of coal plant capacity in the next five years. Such coal closures would continue a record pace in recent years that is occurring despite President Donald Trump's rhetorical support for the sector and EPA's efforts to roll back a suite of Obama-era climate rules. For instance, last year...