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The main reason is cheap natural gas, renewable energy and warmer temperatures.
OK, if that's what you want to believe......
P.S. I build, operate and maintain gas fired power plants for a living. I can assure you coal is cheaper to operate then NG.....If you want me to to actually prove it I can do that too.....
P.S. I build, operate and maintain gas fired power plants for a living. I can assure you coal is cheaper to operate then NG.....If you want me to to actually prove it I can do that too.....
Putting aside that natural gas is cleaner, what is the efficiency of a coal fired plant, cost of disposal and transportation vs natural gas.
Putting aside that natural gas is cleaner, what is the efficiency of a coal fired plant, cost of disposal and transportation vs natural gas.
real time cost for our coal plant is 23 bucks that's the loaded number real time cost for my gas plants @40 bucks I'm not sure about the coal plant heat rate my plants are consistently getting a heat rate of 8250
real time cost for our coal plant is 23 bucks that's the loaded number real time cost for my gas plants @40 bucks I'm not sure about the coal plant heat rate my plants are consistently getting a heat rate of 8250
The auto industry wasn't suffering in part because of current and potential government regulations.
That's a new one. Admission that regulations aren't hurting a large business sector from a conservative.
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The Powder River Basin has low sulfur coal that is relatively cheap to mine, however the BTU content is much lower than Appalachian coal. That said those companies are having issues as well.
Thanks to democrats we have pain at the pump and pain at the plug.
Really? I have 3 cars that take premium. Seems reasonable to me.
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