Wasn't tRump supposed to save the coal industry??....

[Bill]

https://www.startribune.com/great-r...ojects-to-replace-coal-plant-power/573357771/

In May, Great River announced it would close its 1,151-megawatt Coal Creek Station near Underwood, N.D., ...
After Coal Creek closes, Great River expects two-thirds of its electricity will come from wind turbines.

Due to changes in wholesale electricity markets, U.S. coal-fired power plants have becoming increasingly uneconomical, and Great River said Coal Creek has been losing money for several years.

Rates for Great River's 28 member owners — retail co-ops that together serve about 700,000 Minnesotans — are expected to drop by 13% in 2023 once Coal Creek has closed, Great River has said.

Wind is cheaper than coal by at least 13% even with the need to build new peaking plants for when the wind doesn't produce enough.

Only socialist & tree huggers want blow to heat their homes etc.....

Real men, real AMericans want manly, dirty coal, the smell of real power in the air..

Someone should take an ax & cut down those vulgar icons & tributes to communism

 

[katzgar]

tRump lost some coal votes this time around, but WV stayed solidly red.

The smart people left coal country long ago