It should be a crime to make electricity from NG when we have so much coal. NG is MUCH more valuable to heat homes and commercial buildings and as a feedstock.
I would rather not have the government selecting what fuel I use. We have too much interference in the market place as it is.
If NatGas was so much more valuable, then it would me so much more expensive. It isn’t.
I’ve always believed the lower rank fuels (coal, coke, etc) should be the first choice for power generation.
The quantity of gas we have at this moment, plus the administration’s position on CO2 and SO2 makes gas a better selection for now.
We do have some 300 years worth of recoverable coal. Maybe we’ll get back to it in some distant year.
So you're in favor of a "national energy policy" ?
As one smart guy said on CNBC...
China has national planning by mathematicians, scientists, and engineers...and the US has national planning by lawyers.
Both are destined to fail, but by definition we lose.
The coal isn’t going anywhere. USA will be back on it in 100 years. For our lifetime we will be in the NG age...