4 largest coal power plants in Texas shutting down, end of coal


on 9 oct 2017: "the war on coal over," pruitt said @ event in town of hazard, located in coal heartland of kentucky.

the state's largest power generator revealed friday big brown plant southeast of corsicana , sandow plant northeast of austin close next year.
week ago, luminant announced shutting down monticello plant near mount pleasant.

what shocking "sandow 5" has capacity generate 600 megawatts of electricity , was built in 2009. built pollution control system shuttered.

coal plant, cps energy's j.t. deely, scheduled close @ end of 2018. closure announced in 2013

the cost generate electricity coal plants varies $60 $143 per megawatt hour, compared $48 $78 natural gas, according report last year financial advisory firm lazard. unsubsidized cost wind $32 $62.

closure of 4 massive coal plants cause oversupply of coal, resulting in price drop, , closure of coal mines, , of course surged in unemployed coal miners.

way save coal subsidize industry (as rick perry wants), mcconnel has indicated not support legislation, , sure many others (rand paul) oppose well.

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renewable development accelerating , less vulnerable market forces while gas replacing coal in many power plants.

predict in next year large drop in % , short period of little change.
 

sad line nuclear on graph has been constant decades. could've replaced coal , natural gas power spare.
 


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