Dolet Hills Power Station

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'''Dolet Hills Power Station''' is a [[Coal-fired power station|coal-fired power plant]] that was closed at the end of 2021.<ref name="argusmedia2021">{{Cite web |date=2021-11-01 |title=Cleco, SWEPCO to close Louisiana coal plant early {{!}} Argus Media |url=https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/2269477-cleco-swepco-to-close-louisiana-coal-plant-early |access-date=2022-04-14 |website=www.argusmedia.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name="spglobal2020">{{Cite web|title=SWEPCO, Cleco eye 2021 retirement of Dolet Hills coal plant in Louisiana|url=https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/latest-news-headlines/swepco-cleco-eye-2021-retirement-of-dolet-hills-coal-plant-in-louisiana-58612640|date=2020-05-13|access-date=2020-12-20|website=www.spglobal.com|language=en-us}}</ref><ref name="ualrpublicradio2020">{{Cite web|last=Staff|first=Talk Business & Politics|title=SWEPCO To Retire Dolet Hills Coal-Fired Power Plant|url=https://www.ualrpublicradio.org/post/swepco-retire-dolet-hills-coal-fired-power-plant|access-date=2020-12-20|website=www.ualrpublicradio.org|date=9 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref> The plant had previously been proposed for a 2026 closure.<ref name="spglobal2020" /> The plant was operated by [[Southwestern Electric Power Company|SWEPCO]], a division of AEP, and [[Cleco Power LLC]] and is located in [[DeSoto Parish, Louisiana]].<ref name="spglobal2020" />

'''Dolet Hills Power Station''' is a [[Coal-fired power station|coal-fired power plant]] that was closed at the end of 2021.<ref name="argusmedia2021">{{Cite web |date=2021-11-01 |title=Cleco, SWEPCO to close Louisiana coal plant early {{!}} Argus Media |url=https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/2269477-cleco-swepco-to-close-louisiana-coal-plant-early |access-date=2022-04-14 |website=www.argusmedia.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name="spglobal2020">{{Cite web|title=SWEPCO, Cleco eye 2021 retirement of Dolet Hills coal plant in Louisiana|url=https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/latest-news-headlines/swepco-cleco-eye-2021-retirement-of-dolet-hills-coal-plant-in-louisiana-58612640|date=2020-05-13|access-date=2020-12-20|website=www.spglobal.com|language=en-us}}</ref><ref name="ualrpublicradio2020">{{Cite web|last=Staff|first=Talk Business & Politics|title=SWEPCO To Retire Dolet Hills Coal-Fired Power Plant|url=https://www.ualrpublicradio.org/post/swepco-retire-dolet-hills-coal-fired-power-plant|access-date=2020-12-20|website=www.ualrpublicradio.org|date=9 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref> The plant had previously been proposed for a 2026 closure.<ref name="spglobal2020" /> The plant was operated by [[Southwestern Electric Power Company|SWEPCO]], a division of AEP, and [[Cleco Power LLC]] and is located in [[DeSoto Parish, Louisiana]].<ref name="spglobal2020" />

The closure of the plant was in part due to Sierra Club action that sought to prevent further mining of [[Lignite|lignite coal]] as a fuel and a settlement agreement concluded in December 2019.<ref name="spglobal2020" /><ref name="ualrpublicradio2020" /> The plant is the 300th coal plant to retire as part of the Sierra Club's [[Beyond Coal]] campaign.<ref name="ualrpublicradio2020" /> It is estimated that the closure will save customers 60 million dollars a year in electric costs in the region when replaced with renewables.<ref name="ualrpublicradio2020" />

The closure of the plant was in part due to Sierra Club action that sought to prevent further mining of [[Lignite|lignite coal]] as a fuel and a settlement agreement concluded in December 2019.<ref name="spglobal2020" /><ref name="ualrpublicradio2020" /> The plant is the 300th coal plant to retire as part of the Sierra Club's [[Beyond Coal]] campaign.<ref name="ualrpublicradio2020" /> It is estimated that the closure will save customers 60 million dollars a year in electric costs in the region when replaced with renewables.<ref name="ualrpublicradio2020" />

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