Windparadox
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This is a change, not so much mandated by the people but purely done to reduce costs thus increasing profits. The corporations have always given lip service to cleaner air but until solar and wind power, it wasn't a cost effective venture.
The transition will be slow, decades even, but it is inevitable.
"ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The first of two units to be shut down at a coal-fired power plant that has been serving customers throughout the American Southwest for decades is no longer in operation, officials with New Mexico’s largest utility said Tuesday....
...“It’s our job to make sure the lights don’t flicker. We have a plan in place,” said Gerard Ortiz, vice president of regulatory affairs for the utility’s parent company, PNM Resources. “It will be just another day in December, but it’s a milestone for the state really.”
The closure comes as utilities around the U.S. are trying to shed coal-fired electricity generation from their portfolios, filling the void with less expensive natural gas and renewable sources such as wind and solar". - Source
...“It’s our job to make sure the lights don’t flicker. We have a plan in place,” said Gerard Ortiz, vice president of regulatory affairs for the utility’s parent company, PNM Resources. “It will be just another day in December, but it’s a milestone for the state really.”
The closure comes as utilities around the U.S. are trying to shed coal-fired electricity generation from their portfolios, filling the void with less expensive natural gas and renewable sources such as wind and solar". - Source
This is a change, not so much mandated by the people but purely done to reduce costs thus increasing profits. The corporations have always given lip service to cleaner air but until solar and wind power, it wasn't a cost effective venture.
The transition will be slow, decades even, but it is inevitable.
