skookerasbil
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LOL Coal plants are shutting down now even though they have years of life left in them, because they are just too expensive to operate.
Utilities Closed Dozens Of Coal Plants In 2017. Here Are The 6 Most Important.
Utility coal power closures driven by market economics were a regular occurrence throughout 2017. While President Donald Trump’s “Energy Dominance” agenda gave the false impression that federal efforts could revive coal, 27 coal-fired plants totaling 22 gigawatts (GW) of capacity were announced for early closure or conversion in 2017 – roughly one every 15 days since Trump’s election.
U.S. electricity generation economics have completely reversed. Building new coal is more expensive than building new renewable energy across the U.S. , and in many parts of the country, keeping existing coal plants open is more expensive than building new wind turbines (and solar, in some places). From 2007 to 2016, 531 coal units representing 55.6 GW of capacity were retired across the U.S., at an increasingly rapid pace.
Renewables will replace coal and natural gas, and supply power for the new EV's that will supplant the ICE's.
And London Bridge will indeed fall down someday!
Again, your post implies through fakery that renewables will soon be the dominant source of our electricity. Too bad virtually every current USMB member will never see it! You make it like some soothsayer will wave a magic wand and coal and natural gas will go away.
The 2016 and 2017 EIA Reports do not concur with your Hail Mary pass implications.......not even close. All conjecture.
Duh.....if I have an entire palace full of busty babe vixen's and go retire a handful, by your logic, i should retire my gorgan.
The EIA report under both Obama and Trump has been highly consistent: out to 2040, coal and natural gas continue to dominate. Wind and solar combined still less than 10%. . And that doesnt include China and India which are ramping up coal production over the next 30 years.....despite misleading/bogus renewables growth statistics ( seemingly impressive ) posted up by progressives in here. ( a milf may get a boob job and increase her boobs by 100% but if she was flat chested to begin with, nobody is going to notice )
I'll go with the EIA Report instead of your sources
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