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 (DIR) Post #ASCu0WiEUeQyMzAFfM by itnewsbot@schleuss.online
       2023-01-31T16:05:20Z
       
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       New wind, solar are cheaper than costs to operate all but one US coal plant - Enlarge / A train carrying cars loaded with coal leaving a nearby coal ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1913612 #climatechange #fossilfuels #renewables #science #policy #energy #coal
       
 (DIR) Post #ASCutekYJPCnDyXMoq by MatthewToad42@climatejustice.social
       2023-01-31T16:15:16Z
       
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       @itnewsbot Interesting that numbers like $20/MWh are floated here. UK CfDs are around £50/MWh ($60/MWh) for wind (both onshore and offshore), which is considered very cheap compared to fossil gas. Presumably there are other costs here? I believe the idea was that the $20/MWh for wind includes capital costs and the $20/MWh for coal does not? Or are they both operational figures - I can't imagine wind operating costs are that high?I can believe the US has much more sunlight than the UK, even in colder states, but there's no obvious reason why wind would be cheaper in the US? Financing issues maybe?