Then why is everyone moving to them?
If everyone was moving to the red states that would mean that the blue states are empty, yet that is not the case. West Virginia has the highest population decline of all states and it is red.
The democrat's war on coal doesn't help WV. Makes me wonder why Manchin is still a democrat??
There is no war on coal, coal is a dying commodity because of its efficiency rating versus capital cost and operational cost. Are you still pissed we don't use whale oil?
Coal is second only to nuclear for lowest cost for generating electricity on a large scale.
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19% of US electrical capacity is generated by COAL.
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Natural gas cost more in capital construction yet is cheaper for operational cost... Which is why coal is declining in use in the US yet exports make up the majority of coal output now.
Since the beginning of the year, the EIA's 2020 production estimate has dropped by 76 million st because of the coronavirus pandemic, which has resulted in a decrease in US power generation and coal production cutbacks by miners.
"COVID-19 and efforts to mitigate it, along with reduced demand from the US electric power sector amid low natural gas prices have contributed to mine idling and mine closures," the EIA said.
The US is estimated to produce 520.6 million st of coal in 2020, the US Energy Information Administration said in a Nov. 10 report, lowering its estimate from a month ago by roughly 4.3 million st, or
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1. Coal is a viable source of electrical generating capacity, second only to nuclear in $/Mw
2. Biden and the democrats are killing coal, no new plants means no coal mining
3. When coal plants are decommissioned, other plants need to be built, so electrical costs will skyrocket
4. High electrical costs will cost the US jobs, Xiden lied, that added cost is a hidden tax we all pay
5. Xiden is "America Last" aka Putin's Bitch
6. If/when people switch to EVs that will make the electrical costs skyrocket even more