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I keep reading that coal is uncompetitive even to operate because of renewables. So what’s the deal here? Is it the need for consistent base load electricity t

I keep reading that coal is uncompetitive even to operate because of renewables. So what’s the deal here? Is it the need for consistent base load electricity that caused them to choose coal?

hparadiz 6y ago
No loss due to transmission by locating the equipment onsite. With that built in efficiency it probably skews the numbers in a way that utility consumers don't.
maxerickson 6y ago
The plant was converted to natural gas (even before it started mostly powering bitcoin hashing).
bobby_bob 6y ago
It's now using natural gas: > ...drawing power from the plant’s 106-megawatt generator now fueled by natural gas.