Victories
Moving Beyond Coal, By the Numbers
There are more than twice as many
solar jobs as coal jobs, including
mining and power.1
solar jobs as coal jobs, including
mining and power.1
Energy efficiency programs employ nearly
2 million people, nearly twice as many
as the oil and gas industry.2
2 million people, nearly twice as many
as the oil and gas industry.2
In 2016 a new wind turbine rose
every 2.4 hours in the US.
every 2.4 hours in the US.
10 of the 12 worst environmental justice offending
plants have retired or proposed retirement.3
plants have retired or proposed retirement.3
Since 2010, 270 coal-fired power plants
have retired or proposed retirement.
have retired or proposed retirement.
Coal retirements have saved more than 7,000
lives, $3.4bn in health care costs and prevented
more than 81,000 asthma attacks.4
lives, $3.4bn in health care costs and prevented
more than 81,000 asthma attacks.4
RETIRING ONE DIRTY COAL-BURNING PLANT WILL PREVENT:
25
premature
deaths
deaths
38
heart
attacks
attacks
408
asthma
attacks
attacks
23
asthma emergency
room visits
room visits
DIRTY POWER PLANTS RETIRED
The plants counted here are "planned retirements" plants that have retired or proposed to retire with a specific retirement date.
260 to go
DIRTY UNITS RETIRED
Each coal-burning plant is made up of a specific number of units. Since not all coal plants are the same size, the number tracked here shows the total number of coal units in the U.S. that have been announced for retirement.
525 to go
DIRTY MEGAWATTS RETIRED
The average polluting coal power plant is 840MW, which supplies dirty power to over 400,000 homes per year.
223,775 to go
CLEAN ENERGY MEGAWATTS INSTALLED
As old coal plants retire, we're working to make sure that clean energy like wind and solar will step in to replace them, providing many new jobs for American workers.
403,905 to go
