New wind, solar are cheaper than costs to operate all but one US coal plant

New wind, solar are cheaper than costs to operate all but one US coal plant

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https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/01/new-wind-solar-are-cheaper-than-costs-to-operate-all-but-one-us-coal-plant/

A coal-fired plant near Gillette, Wyoming, stands alone in the nation on one measure of economic viability—a positive distinction for that plant, but a damning one for coal-fired electricity in general.

Dry Fork Station, with generating capacity of 405 megawatts, is the only coal plant in the country that costs less to operate than it would take to replace the plant’s output by building new wind or solar plants in the same communities or regions, according to a new report issued today by the think tank Energy Innovation.