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Yes, gas still outputs CO2 but it's sooooooo much cleaner than coal in terms of everything else (and it's also cleaner in terms of CO2 per watt) that this seems
by dsfyu404ed 7y ago
Yes, gas still outputs CO2 but it's sooooooo much cleaner than coal in terms of everything else (and it's also cleaner in terms of CO2 per watt) that this seems like a solid win considering the lifetime over which power plants exist. It's not like this will be here for 100yr, they will get to choose what to replace it with in 50yr or less at which time we'll hopefully have good enough storage to replace the capacity of the gas plant with something greener.
- dmix 7y agoThat still doesn’t explain why LA finds it necessary to shut down the natural gas facilities in their state while investing in one in Utah. Which is the real story here.
- 24gttghh 7y agoOut of sight, out of mind.
- dsfyu404ed 7y agoMore like "I closed the gas plant, I love the environment, please re-elect me, never-mind that we just replaced the gas plant with another one in a different state." This seems like an obvious case of checking the box while not actually checking the box.
- prepend 7y agoSame reason why they ran a coal plant for so long. As a non-Californian, I don’t pay too much attention but it just seems like NIMBY clashing with reality of needing power.
- dmix 7y agoWouldn’t be California if it wasn’t NIMBY.
- vermontdevil 7y agoBetter to pollute Utah than in California?