EI analysis using publicly available data on fuel costs and power plant operations finds that building new wind and solar facilities is cheaper than running and maintaining the vast majority of coal-fired power plants.

EI report shows eight in 10 coal plants now running are either more expensive than their wind and solar counterparts or on their way to retirement, with coal plants becoming uneconomic at a faster pace than projected.

EI’s Amanda Myers says policymakers should critically examine each and every coal plant in their jurisdiction given the overwhelming amount of existing coal and the rapidly changing economics of possible clean alternatives.

EI’s Eric Gimon says 80 percent of U.S. coal plants are now more expensive to keep running than to swap out for new wind and solar capacity, and this is becoming true for more and more plants moving forward—at an accelerating pace.

EI research is cited in an article discussing the feasibility of implementing a clean energy standard in the United States.

EI’s Eric Gimon discusses the increasingly unfavorable economics of continuing to operate U.S. coal plants compared to replacement with new local renewable energy.

EI research with UC Berkeley finds reaching an 80% carbon-free power sector by 2030 is achievable without increasing electricity costs or jeopardizing the reliability of the grid.

EI’s Sara Baldwin says with political leadership, policy ambition, and a focus on an equitable transition, the U.S. can chart the course to all-electric vehicle sales by 2035 and a clean transportation future for all.

EI’s Mike O’Boyle says Biden’s infrastructure plan offers state policymakers the opportunity for a federally-supported workforce transition and federally-supported development of their state’s renewable resources instead of watching the decline of traditional generation.

EI analysis with UC Berkeley and GridLab shows getting to 80% clean electricity by 2030 could be achieved with existing technologies at no additional cost to ratepayers in every region because the cost of renewables and batteries have come down so much.