Beloved Coal: The Living Comfort After Retirement of Coal Power Plants. Case studies of Coal Regions During Energy Transition in Poland and Bulgaria

The transition of coal power plants has showed the struggles in overcoming coal energy in Europe, where its largest power plant, Bełchatów Power Station, in 2021 announced its fourteen-year closure plan. In the instances of Poland and Bulgaria, coal regions are hesitant to act for transitioning and their energy distribution systems still...