There are 206 coal-burning power plants left in the United States, which supply about 16 percent of the country’s electricity. Experts say burning more doesn’t make financial sense.

silence7 ( @silence7@slrpnk.net ) · 3 months ago

There are 206 coal-burning power plants left in the United States, which supply about 16 percent of the country’s electricity. Experts say burning more doesn’t make financial sense.

Shortstack ( @Shortstack@reddthat.com ) · 3 months ago

Idiots say let’s burn some more

rumba ( @rumba@lemmy.zip ) · 3 months ago

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Guess what we’re gonna do next!

OpenStars ( @OpenStars@piefed.social ) · 3 months ago

Is more really about to be “burned” though? That’s the rhetoric, but I would guess rather that the excess would be sold, thus depressing prices across the globe.

silence7 ( @silence7@slrpnk.net ) · 3 months ago

And those lower prices result in…burning more

OpenStars ( @OpenStars@piefed.social ) · edit-2 3 months ago

Yeah but… that’s somebody else’s problem (other than those who profit by the selling).

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There are 206 coal-burning power plants left in the United States, which supply about 16 percent of the country’s electricity. Experts say burning more doesn’t make financial sense.

There are 206 coal-burning power plants left in the United States, which supply about 16 percent of the country’s electricity. Experts say burning more doesn’t make financial sense.

Trump Said, ‘We Have More Coal Than Anybody.’ See Where We Burn It.