The 10 oldest U.S. coal plants were built between 1943 and 1949. They include Glen Lyn, a Virginia plant owned by American Electric Power, the nation’s largest carbon dioxide-emitting utility ...

When the Florida Power and Light plant at Payne Terminal went on line in January 1946, the supply of electrical power to the residents of Sarasota was in stark contrast to that of the early years.

The main 306-foot high smokestack of FirstEnergy's Lake Shore power plant and much of the nearly 107-year-old building came down early this morning with a series of explosions. Once a state-of-the ...