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“Coal plants in United States are not getting younger average age is over 40”

Analyzed on 2026-11-02T13:42:26+00:00 · Last updated 2026-11-02

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“One big problem in the United States is that these coal plants aren’t getting any younger, and the average age is well over 40,” said Brendan Pierpont, director of electricity at Energy Innovation, an energy and climate policy research group.

Extracted from: Trump Orders Dept. of Defense to Buy Electricity From Coal Sources , The New York Times

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The New York Times nytimes.com credibility 0.85 Supports

““One big problem in the United States is that these coal plants aren’t getting any younger, and the average age is well over 40,” said Brendan Pierpont, director of electricity at Energy Innovation, an energy and climate policy research group.”

Trump Orders Dept. of Defense to Buy Electricity From Coal Sources

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Metadata

Claim ID CLM-08991358
Slug coal-plants-in-united-states-are-not-getting-younger-average-08991358
Origin nytimes.com
Captured 259 d ago
Velocity 0.0/hr
Bias 0.00
Energy