> research indicates that emissions from uneconomically dispatched coal plants — coal plants that run when cheaper resources are available — cost communities $13–$26 billion in health costs each year. These costs are 13 times greater than what consumers are paying for that electricity, which is close to $1–$2 billion per year. Between 2015 and 2023, communities have had to pay $236 billion in overall added health costs.
It is inevitable that the United States will inevitably become a renewable energy superpower - tapping geothermal in Yellowstone, covering deserts with solar across South West, flying tethered wind turbines in Tornado Alley, Nuclear power stations up and down both coast lines, transcontinental high voltage transmission lines delivering power to everywhere that needs it. The Trump moment is all about whether this happens in 20 years or 100.
I'm disappointed that reuters didn't see fit to mention the massive amounts of money the fossil fuel industry has bribed Trump with to act on their behalf, or even that Trump made promises to help them out while soliciting a bribe of $1 billion (https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-asked-oil-execs-for-1b...). It's not exactly new information, and shouldn't surprise anyone, and many people are already aware, but it still seems like some pretty relevant context along with mention of the many other things he's delivered for the industry over his years in office while serving as their loyal and obedient lapdog.
> research indicates that emissions from uneconomically dispatched coal plants — coal plants that run when cheaper resources are available — cost communities $13–$26 billion in health costs each year. These costs are 13 times greater than what consumers are paying for that electricity, which is close to $1–$2 billion per year. Between 2015 and 2023, communities have had to pay $236 billion in overall added health costs.
https://rmi.org/resources/how-uneconomic-coal-plants-are-tak...