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Re:Big Coal Plants Begin to Close by chrisseaton on Friday August 16, 2019 @02:42PM (#20718236)
Wow really? I would not have guessed anywhere near that high.
Re:Big Coal Plants Begin to Close by sp332 on Friday August 16, 2019 @03:40PM (#20718916)
Coal has been the majority or near the majority of power generation until very recently. And it's only as low as it is now because natural gas got cheaper. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_power_in_the_United_State...
Re:Big Coal Plants Begin to Close by mikepurvis on Friday August 16, 2019 @04:33PM (#20719437)
I have no idea how many facilities this is, but coal plants can also be retooled for gas: https://www.transalta.com/about-us/coal-to-gas/
Re:Big Coal Plants Begin to Close by Tempest1981 on Friday August 16, 2019 @09:27PM (#20721323)
One of my favorite graphics -- although it also includes petroleum: https://flowcharts.llnl.gov/content/assets/docs/2018_United-...