Post AlOTfnK28afPrH6KuW by simonbp@social.linux.pizza
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 (DIR) Post #AlOTfnK28afPrH6KuW by simonbp@social.linux.pizza
       2024-08-27T13:31:47Z
       
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       #Colorado's decoalification over the next six years.People tend not to think about it, but coal and steel were the original main industries that built the Colorado front range. Boulder County in particular hosts a massive coal field a few hundred feet down. Most Colorado coal mines closed in the 1950s, as they were replaced with cheaper strip mines of near-surface deposits in Wyoming. But the coal plants have remained, for another few years yet. Some have been converted to natural gas (like the Valmont plant in Boulder), and some are just being shut down as the state finally turns the "300 days of sunshine" into usable solar power.https://coloradosun.com/2024/08/27/colorado-coal-fired-power-plants-closing/
       
 (DIR) Post #AlOTfo954nV4Paz6Tg by selea@social.linux.pizza
       2024-08-27T13:37:01Z
       
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       @simonbp I read it is "decoaxlification" first, and thought - "poor guys still uses Coax cables in order to access internet
       
 (DIR) Post #AlPUKWhB3QolK3JDGK by simonbp@social.linux.pizza
       2024-08-28T01:19:05Z
       
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       @selea I wish. They've been promising to bring fibre to my house for nearly a decade now, with nothing to show. I'm pretty sure it would be both faster and cheaper to just put the house on 5G at this point.