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General Electric to scrap California power plant 20 years early
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Posted on 06/21/2019 5:52:28 PM PDT by Java4Jay

eneral Electric Co said on Friday it plans to demolish a large power plant it owns in California this year after only one-third of its useful life because the plant is no longer economically viable in a state where wind and solar supply a growing share of inexpensive electricity.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; clearwayenergy; everythingsfree; generalelectric; pge
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1 posted on 06/21/2019 5:52:29 PM PDT by Java4Jay
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2 posted on 06/21/2019 5:54:16 PM PDT by Java4Jay (The evils of government are directly proportional to the tolerance of the people.)
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Not economically viable due to over regulation. Probably being taxed out of existence as well.


3 posted on 06/21/2019 5:54:34 PM PDT by Newbomb Turk
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BIG mistake.


4 posted on 06/21/2019 5:55:37 PM PDT by ryderann
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because the plant is no longer economically viable in a state where wind and solar supply a growing share of inexpensive electricity.

Bull!- scraped because of constant harassment and lawsuits from environmental wackos and Democrat legislators.

5 posted on 06/21/2019 5:56:53 PM PDT by libertylover (Democrats hated Lincoln too.)
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“...inexpensive electricity....” Oh yeah. Cheap wind and solar.


6 posted on 06/21/2019 5:57:17 PM PDT by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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Several of my students graduated with degrees in power engineering. They all work for Siemens. Obviously they are biased but they suggested that GE made serious mistakes with the turbines before putting them on the market, including inadequate testing. This may also be part of the problem.


7 posted on 06/21/2019 5:57:21 PM PDT by Maine Mariner
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This has nothing to do with subsidized wind and solar. It has to do with the fact that it is a crappy, inefficient power plant. You have to read deep into the article to find that out.


8 posted on 06/21/2019 5:57:24 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana
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Ought to be able to defuel it. Then reduce manning and wait . Few people = Low cost.


9 posted on 06/21/2019 5:57:37 PM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (The democrats' national goal: One world social-communism under one world religion: Atheistic Islam.)
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BIG mistake.

Why , I think they should shut down everything and go 100% wind and solar ,LOL


10 posted on 06/21/2019 5:57:52 PM PDT by butlerweave
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Just going the way the libs planned it. Drive out nuclear, hydro and fossil fuel and rely on wind and solar. But solar panels run $1100 or so, so the poor will not be able to afford “clean energy” which means the government (those of us who do pay taxes) will have to subsidize the conversion for the poor while demanding solar in new construction and, soon, mandatory retrofit for existing housing and businesses. Behold the power of the Democratic party government control in the country’s biggest nanny state.


11 posted on 06/21/2019 6:09:35 PM PDT by vigilence (Vigilence)
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This has nothing to do with subsidized wind and solar. It has to do with the fact that it is a crappy, inefficient power plant. You have to read deep into the article to find that out.

...

Yep. The first paragraph is Fake News by Reuters.


12 posted on 06/21/2019 6:10:34 PM PDT by Moonman62 (Facts are racist.)
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Then reduce manning and wait . Few people = Low cost.

Closing the plant will eliminate about 23 jobs, the filing said.

Running 24/7 with three (8 Hr) shifts, equals 21 slots...
A backup guy and a supervisor?

Might be difficult to thin out that crew?


13 posted on 06/21/2019 6:15:07 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message.)
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wind and solar are NOT inexpensive......what they hell are they talking about....

yes, they are regulated and taxed to death....

14 posted on 06/21/2019 6:17:50 PM PDT by cherry
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CA would change its tune if Arizona cut it off from Palo Verde.


15 posted on 06/21/2019 6:18:35 PM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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Indeed. Note the line about the need for fast-start generation due to the fluctuations of wind and solar. This plant didn’t fit the bill.


16 posted on 06/21/2019 6:25:44 PM PDT by NonValueAdded (#Dregs #DeplorableMe #BitterClinger #HillNO! #cishet #MyPresident #MAGA #Winning #covfefe #BuildIt)
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I agree 100%. This is the result of CA policy...Let them reap what they have sown.

Road to 3rd world sh*tholedom almost complete.

17 posted on 06/21/2019 6:26:16 PM PDT by LibertyWoman
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More brown outs coming....


18 posted on 06/21/2019 6:28:18 PM PDT by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)
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The company is set to lose up to $2 billion in cash this year.

Why am I not surprised?

19 posted on 06/21/2019 6:36:38 PM PDT by rockrr ( Everything is different now...)
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where wind and solar supply a growing share of inexpensive electricity.??????? !!!

The price here in California is double then anywhere else. The politicians do not care as they get everything paid for by the taxpayers.


20 posted on 06/21/2019 6:38:28 PM PDT by minnesota_bound
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