Scheduled Coal Plant Retirements in the Mountain West, 2022-2031

Authors

• Kerima Awol, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
• Sophia Booth, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
• Ty Tan, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
• Caitlin J. Saladino, Brookings Mountain West & The Lincy InstituteFollow
• William E. Brown Jr., Brookings Mountain WestFollow

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

7-13-2026

Publication Title

Environment Fact Sheet No. 22

Publisher

The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West

First page number:

1

Last page number:

2

Abstract

This fact sheet presents data on publicly announced coal-fired power plant retirements in five Mountain West states: Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah, between 2022 and 2031. The Visual Capitalist’s 2021 report, “Road to Decarbonization: U.S. Coal Plant Closures,” includes information on the location, retirement year, and electricity generation capacity of coal-fired power plants scheduled for retirement across the United States.

Keywords

Decarbonization; Carbon; Power plant; Energy; Arizona; Colorado; Nevada; New Mexico; Utah

Disciplines

Energy Policy | Environmental Studies | Infrastructure | Public Policy

File Format

pdf

File Size

113 KB

Language

English

Publisher Citation

Awol, K., Booth, S., Tan, T., Saladino, C.J., Brown, W.E. (2026). Scheduled Coal Plant Retirements in the Mountain West, 2022-2031. The Data Hub at The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West. Environment Fact Sheet No. 22, 1-2.

Repository Citation

Awol, K., Booth, S., Tan, T., Saladino, C. J., Brown, W. E. (2026). Scheduled Coal Plant Retirements in the Mountain West, 2022-2031. Environment Fact Sheet No. 22 1-2.
Available at: https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/bmw_lincy_env/22