Coal Plant Closures More Sensitive to Natural Gas Prices than Regulations

A new report from Brattle Group released on October 1, 2012 projects that as much as 77 GW of coal power could retire in the next five years, driven mainly by lower natural gas prices, despite a less restrictive regulatory atmosphere than previously envisioned.  The report, which is an update on Brattle Group’s 2010 study,…...