Comments on: Coal Generation Drops 19% in 1 Year in US http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/15/coal-generation-drops-19-in-1-year-in-us/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Mon, 29 Dec 2014 19:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: Zachary Shahan http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/15/coal-generation-drops-19-in-1-year-in-us/#comment-121539 Sun, 20 May 2012 13:28:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=38092#comment-121539 yeah, i don’t know what the EIA is smoking. but just hope they aren’t somehow correct.

]]> By: Solar Companies in Sacramento http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/15/coal-generation-drops-19-in-1-year-in-us/#comment-121162 Wed, 16 May 2012 22:44:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=38092#comment-121162 With the use of coal significantly, we can look forward to getting our energy sources from more natural sources, such as the sun and wind. It’s a great boost for those promoting green energy.

]]> By: RobS http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/15/coal-generation-drops-19-in-1-year-in-us/#comment-121161 Wed, 16 May 2012 22:18:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=38092#comment-121161 The EIA seem convinced in their short term energy outlook that this is a short term trend and we will soon see rises in coals contribution again, they predict a long term average to 2035 of 39% coal. Personally I think they’ve lost the plot. These aren’t just coal plants being idled there being decommissioned, over 120 in the last 2 years with many more scheduled. This means to see a substantive rise in coal consumption we would have to see new coal plants being built to replace the retirements, with 6-8 year commissioning times compared to ~1-2 years with most renewable projects they’re competing with renewable economics and energy politics years into the future, a risk which is higher then most in the game can handle. Furthermore with new EPA guidelines making coal more risky and costly and rising public opinion against coal fired power and the possibility of carbon pricing all in all it is phenomenally unlikely the downward trend in coal generation will ever reverse, we may see temporary blips but I predict the overall trend will remain downward.

]]> By: Luke http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/15/coal-generation-drops-19-in-1-year-in-us/#comment-121078 Wed, 16 May 2012 04:15:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=38092#comment-121078 Fantastic news… Are we on the peak of the CO2 emission Bell Curve?

]]> By: Bob_Wallace http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/15/coal-generation-drops-19-in-1-year-in-us/#comment-121077 Wed, 16 May 2012 04:14:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=38092#comment-121077 Preliminary numbers show coal at 42.2% for 2011.

I’d be a bit hesitant to project the rest of 2012 based on Q1 coal use.

In the spring there’s lots of hydro and lots of wind while demand is low.

Spring started very early this year.

]]> By: Christopher Miles http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/15/coal-generation-drops-19-in-1-year-in-us/#comment-121072 Wed, 16 May 2012 03:08:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=38092#comment-121072 This is great news… Go renewables!

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