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Only ~15% of power in the US comes from coal currently, and it continues to decline as each of the last remaining coal generators are retired. Politics props it
by toomuchtodo 3mo ago
Only ~15% of power in the US comes from coal currently, and it continues to decline as each of the last remaining coal generators are retired. Politics props it up, but it will eventually be gone. Five years maybe, ten years tops. Focus on forward looking tipping points for step change death spiral progress (when minimum coal mining, transportation, and generation minimum limits are breached).
https://www.sierraclub.org/coal/coal-plant-map https://www.sierraclub.org/coal/coal-plant-map
https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-trump-has-overseen-more-coal-retirements-than-any-other-us-president https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-trump-has-overseen-more...
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=64924 https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=64924
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=67405 https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=67405