Comments on: Coal Falls While Clean Tech Rises in Survey of Electric Utility Industry

By: Marcacci Communications

Marcacci Communications — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:50:58 +0000

[…] This analysis comes from the Union of Concerned Scientists’ “Ripe for Retirement” report, which found that 18% of all U.S. coal generation capacity would not compete with natural gas or wind energy generation after being upgraded with modern pollution controls. The findings mirror a recent survey of utility executives that found coal’s fiscal outlook plummeting. […]

By: Coal down, cleantech up in electric utility survey | Grist

Coal down, cleantech up in electric utility survey | Grist — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 11:55:16 +0000

[…] A version of this article originally appeared on CleanTechnica. […]

By: Captivation

Captivation — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:35:00 +0000

“coal may rise from the dead”

If natural gas displaces coal, I picture coal plants being mothballed or closed completely. If natural gas prices then go on to rise higher than coal, I imagine a lot of expense in recommissioning / rebuilding those coal plants. Thus the re-invigoration of coal is hard for me to accept. Granted, a coal plant can probably be brought online for just a fraction of the price of a nuclear plant, … but considering all the regulatory hurdles I don’t think it will happen easily. Its expensive to ramp down, and will be more expensive to ramp back up.