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Meanwhile China is shutting down coal plants. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/26/business/energy-environment/china-coal.html https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/26
by CalChris 10y ago
Meanwhile China is shutting down coal plants.
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/26/business/energy-environment/china-coal.html https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/26/business/energy-environme...
I know that Utah coal is exported to China since it gets shipped by rail to Port of Stockton. A local developer was trying to build a coal terminal in Oakland (Oakland Army Base which is basically attached to the Port of Oakland) but the city (mayor+sups) wisely shut that down. It is insanely stupid to have a coal terminal upwind of a populated area.
- masonic 10y agoChina is shutting down coal plants No, they are cutting back on some new plant construction, as that article says.
- CalChris 10y agoNo, they're shutting down coal plants. Bloomberg: Beijing to Shut All Major Coal Power Plants to Cut Pollution https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-24/beijing-to-close-all-major-coal-power-plants-to-curb-pollution https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-24/beijing-t...
- masonic 10y agoThat was only four, only in Beijing, and 22 months ago. The plants in the OP's story are what I referred to. They probably will decommission coal plants over time as more solar capacity comes online, probably east to west.