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Do you have a source for that information? Old coal plants will presumably be able to operate on the marginal cost of the coal plus maintenance, where as new p
by olau 7y ago
Do you have a source for that information?
Old coal plants will presumably be able to operate on the marginal cost of the coal plus maintenance, where as new plants have a big initial capital spending they need to fund.
Now, it is clear that some plants are so old that they're going beyond their planned lifetime and need investments. But that does not seem to be what you are hinting at?
- PopeDotNinja 7y agoI'm not sure if this completely answers your question, but the Illinois EnergyProf channel on YouTube and some interesting content on modern coal power generation: - "How Things Work: A Coal (and Gas) Power Plant" -- https://youtu.be/TDsmJ3aheCk https://youtu.be/TDsmJ3aheCk - "Cleaning Coal (I.e., Dropping Acid)" -- https://youtu.be/dijpXxU1QB0 https://youtu.be/dijpXxU1QB0 - "Burning Coal through the Decades" -- https://youtu.be/vT0cfNGxNeo https://youtu.be/vT0cfNGxNeo