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VMA131Marine

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3. They are still adding new coal plants

Reply to Think. Again. (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 21, 2025, 08:46 PM

Jan 2025

The U.S. is retiring coal-fired power plants and not building new ones, although some of that retired capacity is being replaced by natural gas-fired generation. However, capacity additions from solar and wind are currently 4 times greater than the amount of natural gas generation being added every year.

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