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re: Top WH Advisor: Coal doesn't make sense anymore
Posted on 5/26/17 at 2:42 pm to Loserman
Posted on 5/26/17 at 2:42 pm to Loserman
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it will still be the primary method for at least another decade.
Major energy sources and percent shares of U.S. electricity generation at utility-scale facilities in 20161
Natural gas = 33.8%
Coal = 30.4%
Nuclear = 19.7%
Renewables (total) = 14.9%
Hydropower = 6.5%
Wind = 5.6%
Biomass = 1.5%
Solar = 0.9%
Geothermal = 0.4%
Petroleum = 0.6%
Other gases = 0.3%
Other nonrenewable sources = 0.3%
Pumped storage hydroelectricity = -0.2%4
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Posted on 5/26/17 at 2:43 pm to The First Cut
There are good markets for coal. Exports, and yes domestic power production , not to mention the steel industry. We will have plenty of coal when the natural gas is all gone.
Posted on 5/26/17 at 2:43 pm to The First Cut
You can't double natural gas production and infrastructure overnight.
It will take a decade or so to get natural gas up to 75%
It will take a decade or so to get natural gas up to 75%
Posted on 5/26/17 at 2:46 pm to The First Cut
quote:The stagnation is real! Tyler Cowen was right!
Major energy sources and percent shares of U.S. electricity generation at utility-scale facilities in 20161
Posted on 5/26/17 at 3:30 pm to The First Cut
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Solar = 0.9%
Wow, solar really took off during Obama's 8 years.
Is that a win?
This post was edited on 5/26/17 at 3:31 pm
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