Certain political groups have developed policy and law with the specific intention of making coal non-competitive. These same political groups (and the writers who love them), now gloat............telling us "Told you so............coal can't compete with green energy". Oh, and this is the same green energy that can't compete without subsidies and without carbon based electricity plants sitting in wait for a calm or cloudy day.
Has anyone ever heard a Liberal address the cost of wind and solar power? Has this analysis at any point discussed the true cost of that natural gas plant sitting in wait for the wind to stop and the sun to set? I think not. Why, you ask? If this cost is addressed, it proves that this so called, green energy, can't compete.
If you don't believe me, look at electricity costs for any country with a high percentage of "green energy". Watch California's electricity costs climb rapidly as they ramp up on solar and wind. Maybe you will still want green energy, but don't you at least want to know the truth before jumping off of the cliff.............hoping that the parachute opens?
Electricity is very regional, since 50% of the power is lost during transmission every 115 miles. In other words, when the wind stops blowing in Indiana, we can't bring in power from Missouri. Instead, we MUST rely on that $3 billion natural gas plant sitting idle, waiting to quickly fire-up when the wind stops blowing, or the clouds roll in. Some folks bastardize the true cost associated here, which is inherently dishonest. If one has a good story to tell, then why not just tell the truth?
Has anyone ever heard a Liberal address the cost of wind and solar power? Has this analysis at any point discussed the true cost of that natural gas plant sitting in wait for the wind to stop and the sun to set? I think not. Why, you ask? If this cost is addressed, it proves that this so called, green energy, can't compete.
If you don't believe me, look at electricity costs for any country with a high percentage of "green energy". Watch California's electricity costs climb rapidly as they ramp up on solar and wind. Maybe you will still want green energy, but don't you at least want to know the truth before jumping off of the cliff.............hoping that the parachute opens?
Electricity is very regional, since 50% of the power is lost during transmission every 115 miles. In other words, when the wind stops blowing in Indiana, we can't bring in power from Missouri. Instead, we MUST rely on that $3 billion natural gas plant sitting idle, waiting to quickly fire-up when the wind stops blowing, or the clouds roll in. Some folks bastardize the true cost associated here, which is inherently dishonest. If one has a good story to tell, then why not just tell the truth?