"Coal Plant Closures Continue Even As U.S. Ends 'Clean Power Plan'"

"NEW YORK - U.S. power firm Vistra Energy Corp said on Friday that it would shut two coal-fired plants for economic reasons, as closures in the industry continue apace despite the environment regulator saying this week he wanted to end the 'war on coal.'

Vistra’s subsidiary Luminant will close two Texas power plants, it said in a statement on Friday. The announcement came just a week after Luminant revealed the closure of a further Texas plant.

Together the three plants will remove more than 4,200 megawatts (MW) of coal-generated power, enough to supply electricity to more than four million homes."

Emily Flitter and Scott DiSavino report for Reuters October 13, 2017.