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loegyesterday at 8:25 PM2 repliesview on HN

> and can be burned in the same power plants

I don't believe nat gas is burned in the same plants as coal.


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horsawlarwayyesterday at 8:33 PM

Most "closed coal plants" in the US are really plants that retrofitted to use nat gas.

here's a decent recap (now a couple years out of date)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=44636

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ch4s3yesterday at 9:15 PM

It’s a straightforward retrofit.