Inside Energy (https://insideenergy.org/tag/coal-fired-electricity/)
Like many states, more than half of Nebraska’s electricity comes from coal-fired power plants. Now, a partnership between a Silicon Valley startup and Nebraska’s largest utility aims to replace at least some of that coal with a new fuel source that will cut emissions while creating new jobs.
To many, it seems the fall of the coal industry has happened almost overnight. Inside Energy’s Leigh Paterson looks at the perfect storm of factors behind coal’s decline.
The bulk of this region’s electricity is still supplied by coal-fired power plants. Even before the new Clean Power Plan is implemented, those plants must comply with earlier EPA regulations that require dangerous air pollutants to be scrubbed from emissions. Its an expensive and challenging retrofit.
