Zero Hedge:
The Department of Energy on Friday announced a $100 million funding package to revamp the nation’s existing coal-fired power plants, in a bid to support the US coal industry.
The DOE said in a statement that it had issued a notice of funding opportunity for “practical, high-impact projects” aimed at modernization and refurbishment – including projects designed to enhance efficiency, extend operational lifespan, and improve the performance of coal and natural gas facilities.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright announced that the initiative is designed to keep US coal plants running and ensure access to affordable energy (as data center energy demands are shoving working class families in the financial hurt locker).
“For years, the Biden and Obama administrations relentlessly targeted America’s coal industry and workers, resulting in the closure of reliable power plants and higher electricity costs,” Wright said in a statement.
“Thankfully, President [Donald] Trump has ended the war on American coal and is restoring common sense energy policies that put Americans first.” more
“For years, the Biden and Obama administrations relentlessly targeted America’s coal industry and work”
If you were trying to destroy America would you do anything different?
The new generation of nuclear reactors are safe and reliable, we should move to utilize this available technology. We need to indemnify them from the Greenie”s first.
Remember your Al Gore/poisonous mercury screw lightbulbs?
Only our government would mandate criminal “bridging” technologies before outlawing existing functional/economic technologies.
What have you all done with your “free” set-top boxes that were necessary as Congress shut down analog tv broadcasting ??? The red chinese are probably still laughing…
Go Chessie!
Used in HARDENED STEEL & ENERGY.
CRITICAL if a WAR EVER breaks out
Here in Illinois, the cleaner more modern coal fired power plants were shut down and the foundations were dynamited. The old more polluting plants were kept open because they were considerably cheaper to run. Now that the EV craze is dwindling, the next major problem is the AI Server farms.They can use more power than an actual city.
By the way, has anyone had a problems with these 50,000 hour LED bulbs with cheap Chinese electronics burning up in your lamp socket
Burned out LEDs – The ones I’ve autopsied were over-driven. They run them at too much current and when one LED gives up the ghost the string goes out, or blinks if the bad one is on the leading edge of failure The one that took a hike usually has a tiny black spot in it where it got too hot. I have added a resistor or a couple extra LEDs (if I have the same type) to reduce the current. Minimal light loss, but greatly extended life.
no funding for “coal burners”
negrobiden/negrobama did everything possible to enslave americans