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I won't waste much time responding to this typically moronic, ill-informed conservative response.
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*cough*
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The wider people’s Perception Gap, the more likely they are to attribute negative personal qualities (like ‘hateful’ or ‘brainwashed’) to their opponents.
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Originally Posted by Chicks
Just a quick note the the coal industry is already decimated, despite your Dear Leader promising to revive it.
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For two reasons:
1) natural gas is a lot cheaper than coal both in start up and operational costs:
Levelized Cost and Levelized Avoided Cost of New Generation Resources in the Annual Energy Outlook 2020 (see page 7)
2) because coal power plants are base-load (like nuclear), they cannot respond to the strains induced on the grid by expanding installations of solar and especially wind:
Confronting the Duck Curve: How to Address Over-Generation of Solar Energy
California wholesale electricity prices are higher at the beginning and end of the day
...is code word for natural gas turbines that can respond to changes in the grid in a matter of minutes.
This is what wind and solar really looks like:
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As the need for flexible generation that can operate during ramp periods has increased, wholesale prices in those hours have also increased.
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Power generation from natural gas is directly proportional to the amount of power needed from them. More power out = more fuel in = more money burned, literally.