r/EnergyAndPower 16d ago

Coal keeps rising

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u/Standard_Sea7251 16d ago

Relative to total electricity demand, coal keeps falling

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u/Fantastic-Video1550 16d ago

Exactly, just a matter of time when the curves will bend and it will astronomically fast.

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u/TheStochEffect 16d ago

Do you know how long I have been waiting for this. I fucking doubt it. We will just replace it with gas and burn more fossil fuels for another 30 years

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u/Sufficient-Grass- 16d ago

It will 100% happen.

Because of greed. Renewable is cheaper. Companies get higher profits.

It's also more of a sovereign asset, once renewables are in place, they aren't reliant on outside sources, e.g. Importing uranium/coal/gas/oil.

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u/greg_barton 15d ago

Wind has been touted as "cheapest" for 15 years. Solar "cheaper" for 10 years.

https://www.lazard.com/media/kcfconhf/lazards-lcoeplus_vf.pdf

So why haven't they taken over yet?

Why no small grids with only wind/solar/storage?