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On Thu, 15 Nov 2018 11:21:29 -0500,
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On Thu, 15 Nov 2018 08:03:27 -0800 (PST), Tim
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From the Boston Globe:

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Wind has become a larger part of the energy mix as a result of
government policies requiring utilities to acquire power from
renewable sources such as wind and solar. Massachusetts, for example,
requires utilities to get 15 percent of their power from renewable
sources by 2020.

Such policies have created markets for wind, leading to more
competition, better technology, larger projects, and ultimately lower
prices.

Over the life of the 15- to 20-year contracts, utilities would pay an
average price of less than 8 cents per kilowatt hour, compared with
projected prices of about 10 cents for coal, 11 cents for nuclear, and
14 cents for solar.

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Those are impressive numbers for anyone who has followed the history
of renewable power sources. Solar has also come down a lot in price
but still needs additional cost reductions to become competitive.

Wayne, a local who works for a local coal fired electric plant predicts that coal furnace energy sources will be a thing if the past within the next 40-50 years.

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Not being a coal miner, or owning stock in one, I'd have to say that's
a good thing. It might even happen sooner if alternate energy sources
continue to become cheaper. Some of the worst air polution I've ever
experienced was in London during winter months, and it was all from
coal heating. So called "clean coal" always seems to be somewhere off
in the future, if it is even possible.

We talked with an engineer in Beulah ND at the syn fuel plant.
He said the Germans had this figured out in the 30s and 40s. The plant
there has better scrubbers, CO2 capture and pretty much runs emission
free. The rub comes with the price. The stuff they were making was
much more expensive than natural gas.

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