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Morgan Stanley: 47GW of US coal capacity uneconomic by 2024

Toby Hill
clock 21 February 2020 •
Morgan Stanley: 47GW of US coal capacity uneconomic by 2024

Nearly 50GW of US coal power capacity will be unable to compete with renewables by 2024, according to analysis from US investment giant Morgan Stanley, which advises more than a dozen utilities to prepare...

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