The US has a 100 year reserve of natural gas, so why burn coal?
On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 6:49 PM, <fznidar...@aol.com> wrote: > After the gas crunch in the 70's coal was going to be king. At least 11 > coal > fired power plants now going down in the NE. Many more to follow. > > Where is the power going to come from after this? With possible > problems in the GULF, > we are approaching a perfect storm of energy problems. > > > ......................................................................................................... > > Subject: partial list of coal fire power plants being shut down in the NE > > *Plant / Location MWs Shutdown Dat*e > > Elrama / PA 460 June 2012 > N iles / OH 217 June 2012 > Portland / PA 401 January 2015 > Avon Lake / OH 732 April 2015 > New Castle / PA 330 April 2015 > Shawville / PA 597 April 2015 > Titus / PA 243 April 2015 > Glen Gardner / NJ 160 May 2015 > Fisk Station City of Chicago Dec. 31, 2012 > Crawford Station Illinois Dec 31, 2014. > > Homer City Units #1 and #2 may close 2400 MW Date not released > > > http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/news/article.asp?docKey=600-201203010207KRTRIB__BUSNEWS_21691_5480-1¶ms=timestamp||03/01/2012%202:07%20AM%20ET||headline||3%20more%20power%20plants%20set%20to%20close%20in%20W.Pa.%20%5BThe%20Pittsburgh%20Tribune-Review%5D||docSource||Knight%20Ridder/Tribune||provider||ACQUIREMEDIA||bridgesymbol||US;FE&ticker=FE:US<http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/news/article.asp?docKey=600-201203010207KRTRIB__BUSNEWS_21691_5480-1¶ms=timestamp%7C%7C03/01/2012%202:07%20AM%20ET%7C%7Cheadline%7C%7C3%20more%20power%20plants%20set%20to%20close%20in%20W.Pa.%20%5BThe%20Pittsburgh%20Tribune-Review%5D%7C%7CdocSource%7C%7CKnight%20Ridder/Tribune%7C%7Cprovider%7C%7CACQUIREMEDIA%7C%7Cbridgesymbol%7C%7CUS;FE&ticker=FE:US> >
