Global
United States
198.3
 GW
1005
 MT

Coal plants in

United States

Additional profit over 30 years
553.7
Bn. $
% Profitable
94
%
 
Annual CO2 emissions saved
1005
MT / year
Total W-S-B investment need
475.1
Bn. $

Investment Potential

21
n.a.
%
of this country’s annual energy-related CO2 emissions could be eliminated by SwitchCoal.

Investment breakdown

475.1
Bn. $
Initial Investment for Conversion to Wind and Solar Power Plant
553.7
Bn. $
Additional profit from switch over 30 years (Source: IEA World Energy Outlook 2022)
Solar
215,439
M. $
Wind
265,154
M. $
Battery
23,722
M. $

Production costs

5.2
ct/kWh
Mean OPEX of the coal plants within this country (Source: IEA World Energy Outlook 2022)
3.5
ct/kWh
Production cost of renewable energy

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Region
CO2 emissions saved
Total W-S-B inv. need
% Profitable plants
Indiana
CO2 emissions saved
78.3
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
37.9
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
West Virginia
CO2 emissions saved
63.2
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
34.2
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Kentucky
CO2 emissions saved
57.3
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
29.5
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Pennsylvania
CO2 emissions saved
52.7
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
26.4
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Missouri
CO2 emissions saved
51.6
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
22.1
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
North Carolina
CO2 emissions saved
47.2
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
23.3
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Texas
CO2 emissions saved
42.8
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
17.6
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
50
%
Ohio
CO2 emissions saved
42.3
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
22.8
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Illinois
CO2 emissions saved
36.8
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
17.0
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Wyoming
CO2 emissions saved
35.1
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
13.3
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Michigan
CO2 emissions saved
34.7
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
18.1
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Tennessee
CO2 emissions saved
34.0
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
17.6
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Florida
CO2 emissions saved
32.6
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
16.1
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Georgia
CO2 emissions saved
30.7
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
15.2
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Wisconsin
CO2 emissions saved
27.5
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
12.8
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
South Carolina
CO2 emissions saved
27.3
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
15.4
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Arkansas
CO2 emissions saved
27.1
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
11.6
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Iowa
CO2 emissions saved
26.5
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
10.6
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Kansas
CO2 emissions saved
25.4
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
10.1
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Alabama
CO2 emissions saved
25.0
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
12.4
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Utah
CO2 emissions saved
24.4
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
10.8
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Colorado
CO2 emissions saved
24.0
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
10.9
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Minnesota
CO2 emissions saved
22.2
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
9.3
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Nebraska
CO2 emissions saved
20.4
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
7.8
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Oklahoma
CO2 emissions saved
18.5
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
7.5
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Louisiana
CO2 emissions saved
15.8
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
7.6
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Arizona
CO2 emissions saved
12.4
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
4.9
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
75
%
Maryland
CO2 emissions saved
10.2
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
5.5
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
North Dakota
CO2 emissions saved
9.0
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
3.5
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
33
%
Montana
CO2 emissions saved
8.8
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
3.6
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Virginia
CO2 emissions saved
8.5
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
4.6
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
67
%
New Mexico
CO2 emissions saved
8.0
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
3.2
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Mississippi
CO2 emissions saved
5.0
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
2.4
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
50
%
Nevada
CO2 emissions saved
4.6
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
2.3
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Washington
CO2 emissions saved
3.7
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
2.1
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
New Hampshire
CO2 emissions saved
3.2
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
1.7
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Puerto Rico
CO2 emissions saved
3.0
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
1.2
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Delaware
CO2 emissions saved
2.4
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
1.2
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
South Dakota
CO2 emissions saved
2.3
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
1.0
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Alaska
CO2 emissions saved
0.2
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
0.1
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
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Plant
CO2 emissions
Investment need
Profitable?
Neil Simpson Power Plants
CO2 emissions
0.5
  MT/y
Investment need
0.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Scrubgrass Generating Plant
CO2 emissions
0.5
  MT/y
Investment need
0.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Spiritwood Industrial Park
CO2 emissions
0.5
  MT/y
Investment need
0.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Wygen I power station
CO2 emissions
0.5
  MT/y
Investment need
0.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Wygen II power station
CO2 emissions
0.5
  MT/y
Investment need
0.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Columbus ADM power station
CO2 emissions
0.4
  MT/y
Investment need
0.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Kimberly-Clark Chester Power Plant
CO2 emissions
0.4
  MT/y
Investment need
0.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
TES Filer City Station
CO2 emissions
0.4
  MT/y
Investment need
0.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Ebensburg Generating Plant
CO2 emissions
0.3
  MT/y
Investment need
0.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Mt. Carmel Cogeneration Facility
CO2 emissions
0.3
  MT/y
Investment need
0.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Prairie Creek Generating Station
CO2 emissions
0.3
  MT/y
Investment need
0.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Spring Grove power station
CO2 emissions
0.3
  MT/y
Investment need
0.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Sunnyside Cogeneration Facility
CO2 emissions
0.3
  MT/y
Investment need
0.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Healy Power Plant
CO2 emissions
0.2
  MT/y
Investment need
0.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Rosebud Power Plant
CO2 emissions
0.2
  MT/y
Investment need
0.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Westwood Generating Station
CO2 emissions
0.2
  MT/y
Investment need
0.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
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