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 # Milestone 250th and 251st American Coal Plants Announce Retirement

 


 

 Mar 31, 2017 4:50 PM ET

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Originally posted on [sierraclub.org](http://content.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2017/03/milestone-250th-and-251st-american-coal-plants-announce-retirement)  
  
Today marked the 250th U.S. coal plant that has retired or committed to retire since the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign began in 2010, driving coal use down to its lowest level in history. The retirement of Ohio’s Killen and Stuart plants by June 2018 comes after months of conversations between Dayton Power & Light and stakeholders. DPL and other co-owners decided to announce the retirement because the plants are not economically viable. These plants are the 250th and 251st plants retired nationwide, respectively, since the Beyond Coal Campaign began.  
  
“Despite claims to the contrary, King Coal is not coming back” **said Michael Bloomberg**. “Four coal-fired power plants have been slated for retirement since November, reflecting strong demand for clean energy over polluting coal. The Americans who power the Beyond Coal campaign won a big victory today and will continue to fight to close half the U.S. coal plants, clean our air and meet our global climate commitments.”  
  
Bloomberg’s foundation has provided $80 million to the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign.  
  
To read the [full article](http://content.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2017/03/milestone-250th-and-251st-american-coal-plants-announce-retirement), click here.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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