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On January 7, 2013, Georgia Power said it plans to seek approval from Georgia regulators to retire 15 coal-, oil- and natural gas-fired power plants in the state, totaling 2,061 megawatts (MW). The coal plants would include units 1-5 at [[Yates Steam Generating Plant|Plant Yates]] in Coweta County. The company said it expects to ask to retire the units by the April 16, 2015, effective date of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) [[Mercury and Air ToxinsToxics Standards]] (MATS) rule.<ref>[http://www.ajc.com/news/business/georgia-power-to-close-coal-oil-units/nTpSx/ "Georgia Power to close 15 coal, oil units,"] AJC, Jan. 7, 2013.</ref>