Dolet Hills Power Station

Dolet Hills Power Station is a coal-fired power plant that was closed at the end of 2021.[1][2][3] The plant had previously been proposed for a 2026 closure.[2] The plant was operated by SWEPCO, a division of AEP, and Cleco Power LLC and is located in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.[2]

The closure of the plant was in part due to Sierra Club action that sought to prevent further mining of lignite coal as a fuel and a settlement agreement concluded in December 2019.[2][3] The plant is the 300th coal plant to retire as part of the Sierra Club's Beyond Coal campaign.[3] It is estimated that the closure will save customers 60 million dollars a year in electric costs in the region when replaced with renewables.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Cleco, SWEPCO to close Louisiana coal plant early | Argus Media". www.argusmedia.com. 2021-11-01. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  2. ^ a b c d "SWEPCO, Cleco eye 2021 retirement of Dolet Hills coal plant in Louisiana". www.spglobal.com. 2020-05-13. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  3. ^ a b c d Staff, Talk Business & Politics (9 January 2020). "SWEPCO To Retire Dolet Hills Coal-Fired Power Plant". www.ualrpublicradio.org. Retrieved 2020-12-20. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
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