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Why We Are Here => Hardware & Technology => Topic started by: rcjordan on December 03, 2021, 05:00:19 PM

Title: Rising sun: renewables to dominate new power capacity through 2026 -IEA
Post by: rcjordan on December 03, 2021, 05:00:19 PM

https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/rising-sun-renewables-dominate-new-power-capacity-through-2026-iea-2021-12-01/

Title: Re: Rising sun: renewables to dominate new power capacity through 2026 -IEA
Post by: Brad on December 03, 2021, 06:26:51 PM

Investing in new coal fired plants is out for US electric utilities. Too risky. 

10 years ago my local utility was 80% coal fired.  Today it's 50% solar and wind, 20% coal and the rest "other" (mainly natural gas.)