Posted on 07/09/2024 5:04:32 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Wind is quietly blowing away coal, when it comes to supplying electricity in the US.
In April, wind power generated more electricity than coal for the second month in a row, according to the latest available data from the Energy Information Administration. Wind briefly surpassed coal once before in April last year, but this time it’s by a much larger margin and for two consecutive months.
Renewable energy production has been ticking up for years but only recently have fuels like wind and solar approached the ballpark of fossil fuels and nuclear power. Last year renewables made up 21% of electricity generation in the US.
However, tech companies’ insatiable need for fuel to power their AI projects and the data centers that support them could mean that utility companies will have to lean more heavily on natural gas, coal and nuclear than would have otherwise. That’s one reason investors like Warren Buffett are investing in energy companies. Tech companies themselves are getting into the energy business and are buying directly from power plants, generally wreaking havoc on the energy grid.
Natural gas remains the main fuel source for electricity generation in the US by a long shot.
Wind hasn’t beat coal in a level marketplace. Wind has govt edict on its side.
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Wind overtaking coal as the number of coal plants are reduced. Who knew?
Is anybody studying the effect of wind turbines on longstanding air currents, and how this could affect the weather?
“Coal and nuclear power plants can’t be idled.”
Sure about that? I am pretty they can be.
“No, natural gas is overtaking coal.”
That’s perfectly fine too! NGT is a great fuel.
Don’t believe it.
When you force cheap reliable coal plants to close by government mandate and install more expensive unreliable wind garbage then that’s what you get. It doesn’t mean that wind is a good thing
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