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Re:More than 94% of net new electricity capacity in the USA ... by ZenoArrow on Saturday January 13, 2018 @02:34PM (#16140907)
I see that the drop off in coal is masking the growth in other fossil fuel sources. It should be renewables that take the place of coal, not natural gas and petroleum.
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Re:More than 94% of net new electricity capacity in the USA ... by maxerickson on Saturday January 13, 2018 @02:45PM (#16140951)
Natural gas is ~1/2 as carbon intense as coal. It's a good thing when it displaces coal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emission_intensity#Published_d...

Of course renewables are much lower, as that table shows. But meeting current demand with new natural gas generation is still a big improvement over old coal generation.

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Re:More than 94% of net new electricity capacity in the USA ... by trophycase on Saturday January 13, 2018 @02:42PM (#16140941)
I don't disagree, but it does mean that the original claim is accurate.
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