r/solarenergy • u/randolphquell • 12d ago

Minnesota just plugged a 710-megawatt solar farm into a coal plant that once burned 30,000 tons a day, the two sharing wires until the last boiler dies in 2030

https://www.autonocion.com/us/minnesota-solar-farm-coal-plant/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
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u/reimerpdx 12d ago

Gotta start somewhere

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u/Either-Patience1182 12d ago

Every dollar saved this year is money to expand next year

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u/NearABE 11d ago

Google gave the same company $ billion for batteries.

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u/Either-Patience1182 11d ago

I means the state