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January 14, 2026

coal plant retirements

Luminant
ERCOT Briefs
ERCOT approved the shutdown of two plants, including Luminant’s coal-fired Monticello facility in East Texas.
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Overheard at the TREIA GridNEXT Conference
The Texas Renewable Energy Industries Alliance GridNEXT conference brought together more than 100 stakeholders to discuss the latest trends.
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FERC Flooded with Comments on DOE NOPR
FERC received more than 200 comments on Rick Perry’s proposal, with coal and nuclear interests backing the idea and most other stakeholders rejecting it.
RTOs Reject NOPR; Say Fuel Risks Exaggerated
RTO officials and their Market Monitors unilaterally rejected Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s proposal to provide price supports to coal and nuclear plants.
Potomac Economics
ERCOT IMM: ‘Fat and Happy’ Times Ending with Coal Closures
ERCOT will face lower capacity margins following Vistra Energy’s retirement of 4,100 MW of coal-fired generation, ERCOT's Market Monitor told the board.
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Panelists: CPP Demise to Have Limited Impact in West
The fate of the West’s coal-fired power was already sealed prior to the EPA announcement that it will seek to repeal the Clean Power Plan (CPP).
Vistra Energy
Vistra Energy to Close 2 More Coal Plants
Vistra Energy announced it will close two additional coal-fired plants, taking another 2,300 MW of capacity offline and slashing its coal portfolio.
ICF
Spike Sends ERCOT Houston Prices Past $1,000/MWh
ERCOT’s Houston Hub saw real-time natural gas prices spike as high as $1,251/MWh on Monday during an early fall heat wave.
First Shoe to Drop? Vistra to Retire 3 Texas Coal Units
Vistra Energy announced plans to retire its coal-fired Monticello plant's three units in January, citing low prices in ERCOT.
Analysts Debate Potential Vistra Coal Retirements
Vistra Energy’s acknowledgement last month that it may retire some of its coal fleet sparked a debate at Infocast’s Texas Renewable Energy Summit.

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