Recall last winter’s cold snap that caused disruption in nat gas distribution systems all over Texas and the southwest. When that happens, a gret big ole pile of coal stacked on the yard of a coal-fired plant looks mighty good.
It’s hard to inventory nat gas at the power plant.
>>a great big pile of coal
Here’s the biggest power plant in my state. Note the BIG black splotch right in the middle.
https://goo.gl/maps/L6vUGK2wtXbk7TnGA
Though I do think they’re not using much coal, mostly running on natgas. I’ll have to look into that.
And soon, this won’t be the biggest power plant in the state. When Vogtle units 3 & 4 come online in the next couple years, Vogtle will be the biggest. 4 x nuclear units.
You can forget that. Unlike in Germany, they begin tearing these plants down soon after closure.