and in total, there are FOURTEEN natural gas plants that generate more than 200 MW in the entirety of the United States operating today. California alone has o

and in total, there are FOURTEEN natural gas plants that generate more than 200 MW in the entirety of the United States operating today. California alone has over 45,000 MW of natural gas capacity, including 46 plants over 200 MW. They add about 1,000 MW more every year (that state alone), and they're built very quickly and cheaply. Replacing nuclear plants with fossil fuels isn't remotely sensible, but it is easy. http://energyalmanac.ca.gov/electricity/electric_generation_capacity.html http://energyalmanac.ca.gov/electricity/electric_generation_... [.xlsx] http://energyalmanac.ca.gov/powerplants/Power_Plants.xlsx http://energyalmanac.ca.gov/powerplants/Power_Plants.xlsx