Alex Epstein

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Alex Epstein @AlexEpstein

The most shutdowns over the past 10 years have occurred with reliable, resilient coal plants. When coal plants were at retirement age and replaced more cheaply by gas plants, shutdowns made sense. But most coal was retired early, at great cost—and not sufficiently replaced. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 17, 2022

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Since at any given time solar and wind can go near zero, using them as replacements for reliable power plants doesn’t work. For example, TX’s February 2021 disaster was caused by solar/wind disappearing and inadequate investment in reliable power plants and their weatherization. https://t.co/4zA0dNh7zZ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 17, 2022

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Today, America’s "coal fleet" has ~200 GW of electricity generation capacity — down ⅓ (>100 GW) from just 10 years ago. It is currently at >20% of our reliable capacity. If we lose any more coal plants without reliable replacements, we could easily see grid collapse. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 17, 2022