Energy · 2025-03-04
Biden closed more than 100 American power plants overall
Misleading
Biden closed more than 100 American power plants overall.
What the evidence shows
The total number of U.S. power plants increased between 2020 and 2023, though certain fossil-fuel categories declined.
What happened next
Assessment describes the statement in its original dated context; later developments are not automatically incorporated.
Assessment notes
Claim wording is an editorial paraphrase, NOT a verbatim quotation. The linked contemporaneous fact-check documents the original statement and evaluates the evidence available at that time.