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Re:Xcel Energy Says It Will Close Two Coal-Fired Power Plant... by ZeroGravitas on Thursday May 23, 2019 @03:06AM (#19989262)
Expensive up-front things that save you money can be bought with loans and paid off with future savings.
Re:Xcel Energy Says It Will Close Two Coal-Fired Power Plant... by new4thaccount on Thursday May 23, 2019 @04:27AM (#19989671)
Agreed, but the key difference is that this is not only massively expensive, but will require years of construction and the coordination of millions of people.

To make that happen, FERC is trying to incent the right market conditions and some are occurring naturally.