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Re:AI needs so much power that old coal plants are sticking ... by melling on Monday February 12, 2024 @06:48PM (#39352261)
The story is noise. Don’t waste your time.

Coal is dying in the United States. Renewables have already passed it:

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=55960

And the Biden Administration is tightening soot regulations so more coal plants will soon close:

https://apnews.com/article/epa-air-pollution-soot-biden-wild...

Of course, globally coal usage is still growing. That’s the problem we desperately need to solve.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/rrapier/2023/09/04/global-coal-...

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