# GE to stop supplying equipment for new coal-fired power plants

General Electric Co. plans to stop supplying equipment to new coal-fired power plants, exiting the market to focus on gas turbines and renewable energy equipment, which may include asset sales, site closings and job impacts.

- Type: Regulation
- Announced: 2020-09-21
- Where: United States
- Status: announced
- Products: equipment for coal-fired power plants
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [General Electric](https://endata.com/companies/1262.md)

## Sources

- [bloomberg.com](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-21/ge-to-stop-supplying-equipment-for-new-coal-fired-power-plants), 2020-09-21: "General Electric Co. plans to stop supplying equipment to new coal-fired power plants, exiting a market that relies on the dirtiest fossil fuel to focus on gas turbines and renewable energy equipment."
- [industrialinfo.com](https://www.industrialinfo.com/iirenergy/industry-news/article/ge-ditching-coal-fired-plants-after-100-years--288768), 2020-10-02: "With the continued transformation of GE, we are focused on power generation businesses that have attractive economics and a growth trajectory."

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