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GE plans to stop making coal-fired power plants

Published 09/21/2020, 08:24 AM
Updated 09/21/2020, 12:00 PM
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The logo of General Electric is pictured at the 26th World Gas Conference in Paris

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The logo of General Electric is pictured at the 26th World Gas Conference in Paris

(Reuters) - General Electric Co (N:GE) said on Monday it plans to stop making coal-fired power plants, as the U.S. industrial conglomerate focuses more on renewable sources of power generation.

The company said the exit from the business could include divestitures, site closings and job cuts, while it works with its customers to complete existing obligations. (https://invent.ge/33HCxdQ)

GE has said in the past it would focus less on fossil fuels and more on renewable energy, reflecting a growing acceptance of clean power sources by utilities.

"GE's exit from building new coal-fired power — after decades as a leader in this space — is an acknowledgement that growth in the energy sector will no longer be in coal," said Kathy Hipple, a financial analyst at Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis. "The market will ultimately reward GE for exiting new coal builds."

The move also makes GE's portfolio more ESG (environment, social and governance) centric, according to Wolfe Research analyst Nigel Coe, with the coal and steam equipment business being relatively small at about $1 billion of its annual revenues.

Shares of the company that also makes aircraft engines tumbled about 9% on Monday, which analysts said was unrelated to the announcement.

Industrial peers Honeywell (N:HON) and 3M Co (N:MMM) were down about 6%, as Wall Street's main indexes hit their lowest in nearly seven weeks over concerns about fresh coronavirus-driven lockdowns.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The logo of General Electric is pictured at the 26th World Gas Conference in Paris

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Excellent news
Thankyou GE.
Te technology to effectively and efficiently replace current technology is not developed enough. We are 50 years out from is DREAM OF CLEAN ENERGY.
Nuclear powered plants is whstbis needed. Wind and solar never going to meet demand.
The time of combusting dinosaurs is finishing :-)  Exact moment is to transit to clean wind and solar energy. Humanity will thank you for prolongation of life span of humans.
Fossil Fuels is a lie. There never were that many dinosaurs.
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