
New Solar, Wind Could Replace Coal While Cutting Costs
5 Wisconsin Coal-Fired Power Plants Deemed `At Risk` Across the U.S. and in Wisconsin, it could be cheaper to build new, local wind and solar projects than keep nearly three-quarters of its coal-fired power plants up-and-running, according to a new report by Energy Innovation, an energy policy think tank, and Vibrant Clean Energy, a renewable energy forecaster. In 2018, it would have been more cost-effective to retire 74 percent of the U.S.’s coal fleet; by 2025, the analysts project that to climb to 86 percent... ...more Ken Notes: We will need some form of co-gen until storage tech catches up with new production. Also we are shooting ourselves in the foot when we make it more difficult close a coal plant than it is to simply continue to operate one.
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New Solar, Wind Could Replace Coal While Cutting Costs

5 Wisconsin Coal-Fired Power Plants Deemed `At Risk`

Across the U.S. and in Wisconsin, it could be cheaper to build new, local wind and solar projects than keep nearly three-quarters of its coal-fired power plants up-and-running, according to a new report by Energy Innovation, an energy policy think tank, and Vibrant Clean Energy, a renewable energy forecaster.

In 2018, it would have been more cost-effective to retire 74 percent of the U.S.’s coal fleet; by 2025, the analysts project that to climb to 86 percent...

...more

Ken Notes: We will need some form of co-gen until storage tech catches up with new production. Also we are shooting ourselves in the foot when we make it more difficult close a coal plant than it is to simply continue to operate one.

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