The U.S. Energy Policy Finally Emerges
Next, they must answer questions about dispatchability, or rapid demand-response; intermittent- generation technologies; economic viability when tax credits expire; and the technologies' ability to serve load without a costly combustion-turbine backup.
Despite its dwindling share, coal remains an important energy source, provided the emissions from combustion can be mitigated. The EPA's proposed powerplant rule to reduce emissions from coal plants is based on the idea that carbon capture and sequestration technology is feasible at commercial scale.
By fits and starts, perhaps more despite Washington's influence than because of it, a U.S. energy policy seems to be emerging at last. In the following pages, you will see how engineers get superior combustion from old powerplants by adding natural-gas capability, how an independent power producer is responding to current conditions, and how solar and wind power are becoming more significant parts of the mix.
1. Please review cost of natural gas in 2000 ,2001<br/>2. Consider when US starts to send LNG overseas it will be prohibitive to burn it cheap in powerplants<br/>3. Consider the horrifi...
2. Consider when US starts to send LNG overseas it will be prohibitive to burn it cheap in powerplants
3. Consider the horrific environmental problems lurking for Ivanpah ie superheated external air
4. Consider solar will not support itself in a free market, also consider you cannot afford to manufacture on solar without subsidies
Where am I going? Don't tear down those coal plants. They are when all is said and one the low cost provider and to be competitive on the world stage lowest is best
