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(e) Wait for Wyoming to lose their coal industry as renewables from nearby states undercut their export of electricity market. After a while this law acts like
by lancewiggs 10y ago
(e) Wait for Wyoming to lose their coal industry as renewables from nearby states undercut their export of electricity market. After a while this law acts like a tariff, and local people will simply pay higher prices to support an inefficient industry.
This might take longer than it should, as there is no carbon tax, but it will happen. It's already cheaper to build renewable plants now, and with a marginal cost, once built, of $0, the renewables will win in the coming price war.
https://understandsolar.com/solar-energy-vs-coal/ https://understandsolar.com/solar-energy-vs-coal/