> and can be burned in the same power plants

I don't believe nat gas is burned in the same plants as coal.

Most "closed coal plants" in the US are really plants that retrofitted to use nat gas.

here's a decent recap (now a couple years out of date)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=44636

Ah, cool.

It’s a straightforward retrofit.