Posted on 06/20/2023 12:45:12 PM PDT by DallasBiff
Opened in 1969 as a base load power plant designed to provide electricity to large areas of Pennsylvania and New York, the Homer City Generating Station in Indiana County is shutting its doors. Part of a nationwide trend, Homer City could not compete with cheaper Marcellus Shale gas and more efficient combined-cycle power plants.
Coal fired power generates about 196 gigawatts of energy today, down from 313 GW in 2005, according to the federal Energy Information Administration. Although coal at one point provided the majority of power in the U.S., it now generates about 20%. Natural gas generation today produces 40% of the country’s energy. For the first time, wind and solar energy generated more power in the U.S. in the first half of this year than coal.
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Maybe you’re right, but probably not in this case. Western and central Pennsylvania is blessed with having two massive natural gas deposits — the Marcellus and Utica shale formations — underneath it. Coal is being displaced by gas as the primary source of electric power in the U.S.
Maybe they’ll let Fetterman blow out the fire during the shutdown celebration.
The end of “fossil” fuels is the end of food, electricity, transportation, etc.
In the words of the astute freshman senator from Pennsylvania
“I,I,I,I,I am fracking for, I,I,I, coal support, never, dependant energy, yes that is what said!
Way to go Pennsylvania at least he is not from Turkey.
Uh but Gov. Shapiro hates, natural gas, although I think he smells his own flatuence(farts) to stop global warming.
The coal is, still, being mined, in PA. Being sold to China.
They hate natural gas too.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/17/politics/natural-gas-ban-preemptive-laws-gop-climate/index.html
https://www.encinitasadvocate.com/news/story/2021-09-23/encinitas-electric-ordinance
You’re both right and wrong on this thread, as I read.
The democrats fought marcellus tooth and nail, while ignoring NY border towns voted and petitions to secede from NY and into Pennsylvania.
The new Yorkers wanted that sweet, sweet gas money from their property and marcellus terminated a few pipes right across the river so they could see that potential when they looked at Pennsylvania.
If you own gas rights in PA, You’re set.
When do the brown-outs start??
Good! That is what they want.
America doesn’t need electricity, just ax a Global Warming worshiper.
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Politicians must be blowing more wind than usual.
A few lip stitches may help.
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“Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket”
Hussein
Not one word about where the 196 megawatts that will be lost will come from. Kinda important to know since the gov’t is promoting EVs but has no plan for the infrastructure needed to serve them.
When the left gets done this country will be back in the dark ages.
one of its largest polluters, to shut down
Xi says China not effected but round eyes are.
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