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Coal is on its way out, so it is not a meaningful standard for comparison.
by ncmncm 5y ago
Coal is on its way out, so it is not a meaningful standard for comparison.
- gryph0n 5y agoReality does NOT agree https://www.iea.org/news/coal-power-s-sharp-rebound-is-taking-it-to-a-new-record-in-2021-threatening-net-zero-goals https://www.iea.org/news/coal-power-s-sharp-rebound-is-takin... https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/energy/india-s-coal-demand-to-increase-to-1-5-billion-tonnes-by-2030-economic-survey-2021-22-81393 https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/energy/india-s-coal-dema...
- ncmncm 5y agoIt remains a fact that operating a coal plant costs substantially more than getting the same power from wind. So, continued operation of coal plants depends on uneconomic behavior, typically via cultural inertia or domination by entrenched interests. Of course that is always possible, but it is disfavored.