As coal fired generation is retired and intermittent renewables come online, the role of gas in our energy mix will become even more vital.
Work with environmental organizations focused on coal plant retirement to reach an understanding of
how coal fired generation can transition to geothermal power without loss of jobs or taxes.
He said the energy demands from the giant LNG plants being built in the state's north would need at least 100MW of generation and represented the best opportunity for a «resurgence»
in coal fired generation.
There are not any valid technical reasons why we can not build a national grid connecting wind and solar power generation to replace all
existing coal fired generation using OCGT as back - up and for extreme peak demand.
If you agree that
adding coal fired generation capacity is an unacceptable climate risk, then you should also agree we need all the alternatives to coal we can muster.
Some advocate a major switch
from coal fired generation to gas fired on the basis of apparently large gas reserves which is what the Brits thought during the Thatcher years.
The Pennsylvania coal plant has been through bankruptcy twice, but the economics
for coal fired generation in the region are still just as challenging
The government's attempts to buy out up to 2000MW
of coal fired generation are being frustrated because the big power stations they targeted were offered so much in compensation that they don't want to shut down.