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Originally Posted by JohnnyClips
Who cares? And what does this have to do with trump?
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Do you not pay attention? Trump campaigned on and continues to promise to bring back coal jobs. It's not gonna happen. The "free market" has spoken and coal is not profitable. Do you want to pay $400/month for electric in 10 years? Because that's probably what it would cost for areas that rely on coal.
As less plants burn coal, the cost to dig coal out of the ground & transport it becomes more due to the cost being spread over a smaller customer base. The cost to burn coal will continue to rise while solar & wind will continue to get cheaper.. It's basic economics & business management 101..
This is the same thing which will push everyone to electric cars.. Fuel will cost more to produce as the customer base shrinks causing the price to rise. In 30 years we will not be driving gas powered cars and we will not have any coal plants left. They will all be electric self driving cars. (insurance cost will drive everyone to self driving).