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Bad for the power companies, but good for humanity? The earth does not need more CO2 pumped into the atmosphere.
by TazeTSchnitzel 9y ago
Bad for the power companies, but good for humanity? The earth does not need more CO2 pumped into the atmosphere.
- 52-6F-62 9y agoYou just reminded me of some news from my home county: http://www.simcoereformer.ca/2017/11/28/coal-yard-demolition-underway-at-former-nanticoke-generating-station http://www.simcoereformer.ca/2017/11/28/coal-yard-demolition... I had friends who used to exit that place carbon-black from jobs shoveling coal. The region is partnering with the local Six Nations tribes to develop a solar farm. The stacks (skyscraper-scale) are coming down tomorrow. >The 4,000-megawatt station was built in the early-1970s. For decades, it was the largest coal-fired generating station in the world.
- cdpolyme 9y agoIs it a global trend, though? Or is the energy consumption just being moved abroad?
- icebraining 9y agoIt's a good question, but household consumption is also dropping, and it's not clear how would that be outsourced.
- thinkcontext 9y agoThe grid needs new investment for decarbonization to occur. If the power companies are making less from generation we'll have to fund it through some other means.