EIA's September 2026 file still shows no U.S. coal unit retired in 2026

说明与用途

验证EIA-860M九月发电量清单：Retired工作表中没有2026年退役的煤电Generator。三个预测全部成立。四个单位仍受DOE紧急命令保持开放。一个2025年退役记录延迟了四个月。

问题

Verify whether EIA's September 2026 monthly generator inventory (EIA-860M) Retired sheet contains any coal generator with a 2026 retirement date, and reconcile against prior EIA retirements and DOE emergency orders.

结果

All three predictions held: no 2026 coal retirement on the September Retired sheet, none of the 16 December 2025 plan units dated to 2026 retired, and the quarter-end coal retirement count also held. Four units shifted August→September but remain DOE-held open. One late 2025 retirement appeared four months late.

工作流

• Download EIA August workbook and open PUDL copy, compare coal rows: 16 of 16 matched
• Check September Retired sheet for any coal generator dated to 2026: none found
• Cross-check December 2025 plan units dated to 2026: none retired; Sherburne County 1 and Comanche 2 still dated December 2026
• Verify four units moved from August to September (Culley 2, Craig 1, Schahfer 17-18): all held open by DOE emergency orders, now dated to order expiry month
• Note late report: one 2025 retirement appeared four months late

证据

EIA's monthly generator inventory (EIA-860M) for September 2026 came out on 23 October. Its Retired sheet has no coal generator with a 2026 retirement date.

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Every year from 2016 to 2025 had coal retirements by August.

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