The Miller Steam Plant in Quinton, AL is a key reason there is power to charge the cars. The continuous feed of coal inbound from the Powder River Basin in WY keeps the coal piles provisioned. The bulldozer with the 36 ft wide blade to push the coal around is impressive.
I'm aware of the details because I had 5 research coal cars on that supply circuit and spent a few weeks in the rail yard adjacent to the plant. On the really cold mornings, we were permitted into the building to grab coffee at the cafeteria and enjoy the "nickel tour" of the ops room.
You and I are in agreement. I hate to see the Miller Steam Plant being closed down soon like the Gorgas plant was. My post wasn’t meant to be an everybody-ought-to-get-EV’s-and-green-energy-is-awesome statement. It was just an answer to the article’s question of if more folks in red states (like Alabama) would want to get EV’s. I can see how the “made in Alabama” feeling could warm people up to them.