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California will also soon stop using coal. Currently there's just one coal generating station left, in Utah.
by kccqzy 1y ago
California will also soon stop using coal. Currently there's just one coal generating station left, in Utah.
- toomuchtodo 1y agoCalifornia Will Stop Using Coal as a Power Source Next Month - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45567645 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45567645 - October 2025
- aquova 1y agoUnless "coal generating station" means something in particular, this isn't true at all, there's around 200 coal power plants in the US
- smelendez 1y agoThey mean station powering California, not in the US overall.
- ericd 1y agoSadly, still quite a lot in PJM, the highest power usage grid in the nation (DC region): https://www.eia.gov/electricity/gridmonitor/dashboard/electric_overview/balancing_authority/PJM https://www.eia.gov/electricity/gridmonitor/dashboard/electr...