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Turns out we make twice as much electricity in the US from natural gas than from coal, and we use about as much nuclear power as we do coal for electricity (and
by Robotbeat 5y ago
Turns out we make twice as much electricity in the US from natural gas than from coal, and we use about as much nuclear power as we do coal for electricity (and nuclear is equal to about all the hydro, wind, solar, and geothermal we use). This is another thing I think people aren’t aware has changed. ~80% of our electricity in the US is made without coal.
(But globally is another story, and this doesn’t really affect your overall point.)
- ZeroGravitas 5y agoThe reduction in coal in the US and several other countries has been mostly driven by people internalising those externalities, often via a carbon price mechanism, but also by banning or limiting specific types of pollution. It would probably still be "cheaper" without those. Luckily sanity has, somewhat, prevailed and costs that were being imposed on others in the country were also considered.