Posted on 02/10/2021 12:16:41 PM PST by sodpoodle
How many coal fired power plants are there in the world today?
Green New Deal???
The EU has 468 - building 27 more... Total 495
Turkey has 56 - building 93 more... Total 149
South Africa has 79 - building 24 more... Total 103
India has 589 - building 446 more... Total 1035
Philippines has 19 - building 60 more... Total 79
South Korea has 58 - building 26 more... Total 84
Japan has 90 - building 45 more... Total 135
China has 2,363 - building 1,171 more... Total = 3,534
That’s 5,615 projected coal powered plants in just 8 countries.
USA has 15 - building 0 more...Total = 15
And Democrat politicians with their "green new deal” want to brainwash us and shut down those 15 plants in order to "save” the planet.
This is EXCELLENT!! I knew the rough idea about the number of coal plants, but had not yet seen actual numbers until now.
This makes the point. Whatever the USA does or doesn’t do won’t make a Tinker’s Dam regarding CO2 unless the rest of the world, especially China and India reduce their coal-fired power plants as well.
The whole “global warming” and “climate change” gambits by Democrats are to create a *supposedly* sound, scientific basis to justify a federal government power-grab and the passage of MORE laws to increase taxes and increased control of the privately owned power industry and its distribution. Never forget the *main* motivation they have!
“Oh, we will SAVE the planet!!”
WAKE UP AMERICA !!!! We are being played ….. again !!!
Please pass this on...as it is Not too late!!
I know Germany wants their coal fire plants back. They are not able to produce enough energy with the wind mills and solar panels due to the bad winter. Germany is having power shortages.
Don’t know but apparently they need a few more in Germany just at the moment.
This is nonsensical - the US has over 200 coal fired power plants.
wow, 3 of the are right here in colorado
The email says there are only 15 coal-burners in the entire U.S. There are 15 in Indiana alone.
Three of them here in Kentucky are being sunsetted. They are actually concerned about where we are going to get the power to replace them.
Must be a typo. US has more than 15
SmokingJoe wrote: “The sheer stupidity of the Dems exposed yet again.”
It’s called “leading from behind”. We have to set a good example for the rest of the world. (Actually, has more to do with political payoffs. Little known secret, electric vehicles are much easier to produce. GM saves money but increases the price. Win/Win for them. Lose/lose for you.)
There are 7 coal burners in Colorado.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_coal-fired_power_stations_in_the_United_States
I should have researched before posting.
Thank you
Can you source this?
Not enough. 😕🏭🔋📴🔛
From Wiki:
Coal plants have been closing at a fast rate since 2010 (290 plants have closed from 2010 to May 2019; this was 40% of the US’s coal generating capacity) due to competition from other generating sources, primarily cheaper and cleaner natural gas, (a result of the fracking boom) which has replaced so many coal plants that natural gas now accounts for 40% of the US’s total electricity generation, as well as the decrease in the cost of renewables.[1]
Yea, a quick Google search gave me this.
“In 2019 there were 241 coal powered units across the United States which generated 23% of the United States electricity in 2019, an amount of electricity similar to that from renewable energy or nuclear power but about half of the amount generated by natural gas plants.”
Nope
“USA has 15 - building 0 more...Total = 15”
If your friend is going to pull peoples legs, at least make it believable.
The US Capitol building has a coal fired power plant within blocks. [NOT ON blocks...]
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