Thread by @Tokyo_Tom

@LbMoult @Michael_D_Crow @dan613 @tjtjgeol @bjjuhl58 @priscian @AtomsksSanakan @PMS280153 @brandonrgates @RogTallbloke @kmpClimate @BradSchrag @lynn_weiser @NikolovScience @caerbannog666 @EthonRaptor @patbhamilton @Zerilos @Gladfly1 @SturmLLiouville @WesternGamayun @compassionsays @WeiZhangAtmos @ARuighaver @GillesnFio @swcrisis @Mauijonny @craigthomler @Ike_Kiefer @JaggerMickOZ @terrymorse @cmcateer3 @SapiensCato @scotpolitik @redforged42 @SConwaySmith @ClimateAudit @kmpetersson @KatyDuke @SookyBlessingtn @GYFHAS @StormSignalSA @readthelight @Mcschweety @Bill963 @EstBrahphet @Bronowskiite @mrbinnion @WV_coal1 @realDonaldTrump 1/ I understand what you're saying, but the meme is wrong:
"Coal and nuclear power plants are losing money largely because they are being outcompeted by new and cheaper generation fueled by natural gas."
1 reason.com/blog/2018/06/0…
2 time.com/4913856/rick-p…

@LbMoult @Michael_D_Crow @dan613 @tjtjgeol @bjjuhl58 @priscian @AtomsksSanakan @PMS280153 @brandonrgates @RogTallbloke @kmpClimate @BradSchrag @lynn_weiser @NikolovScience @caerbannog666 @EthonRaptor @patbhamilton @Zerilos @Gladfly1 @SturmLLiouville @WesternGamayun @compassionsays @WeiZhangAtmos @ARuighaver @GillesnFio @swcrisis @Mauijonny @craigthomler @Ike_Kiefer @JaggerMickOZ @terrymorse @cmcateer3 @SapiensCato @scotpolitik @redforged42 @SConwaySmith @ClimateAudit @kmpetersson @KatyDuke @SookyBlessingtn @GYFHAS @StormSignalSA @readthelight @Mcschweety @Bill963 @EstBrahphet @Bronowskiite @mrbinnion @WV_coal1 @realDonaldTrump 2/ "The Energy Department released an official version of the study late Wednesday saying that cheap natural gas prices, driven by a boom in domestic natural gas production, have led to the decline in coal-fired power plants."
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@LbMoult @Michael_D_Crow @dan613 @tjtjgeol @bjjuhl58 @priscian @AtomsksSanakan @PMS280153 @brandonrgates @RogTallbloke @kmpClimate @BradSchrag @lynn_weiser @NikolovScience @caerbannog666 @EthonRaptor @patbhamilton @Zerilos @Gladfly1 @SturmLLiouville @WesternGamayun @compassionsays @WeiZhangAtmos @ARuighaver @GillesnFio @swcrisis @Mauijonny @craigthomler @Ike_Kiefer @JaggerMickOZ @terrymorse @cmcateer3 @SapiensCato @scotpolitik @redforged42 @SConwaySmith @ClimateAudit @kmpetersson @KatyDuke @SookyBlessingtn @GYFHAS @StormSignalSA @readthelight @Mcschweety @Bill963 @EstBrahphet @Bronowskiite @mrbinnion @WV_coal1 @realDonaldTrump 3/ Here are excepts from Trump's DOE report:
"The biggest contributor to coal and nuclear plant retirements has been the advantaged economics of natural gas-fired generation."

@LbMoult @Michael_D_Crow @dan613 @tjtjgeol @bjjuhl58 @priscian @AtomsksSanakan @PMS280153 @brandonrgates @RogTallbloke @kmpClimate @BradSchrag @lynn_weiser @NikolovScience @caerbannog666 @EthonRaptor @patbhamilton @Zerilos @Gladfly1 @SturmLLiouville @WesternGamayun @compassionsays @WeiZhangAtmos @ARuighaver @GillesnFio @swcrisis @Mauijonny @craigthomler @Ike_Kiefer @JaggerMickOZ @terrymorse @cmcateer3 @SapiensCato @scotpolitik @redforged42 @SConwaySmith @ClimateAudit @kmpetersson @KatyDuke @SookyBlessingtn @GYFHAS @StormSignalSA @readthelight @Mcschweety @Bill963 @EstBrahphet @Bronowskiite @mrbinnion @WV_coal1 @realDonaldTrump 4/ "Low-cost, abundant natural gas and the development of highly-efficient NGCC plants resulted in a new baseload competitor to the existing coal, nuclear, and hydroelectric plants."

@LbMoult @Michael_D_Crow @dan613 @tjtjgeol @bjjuhl58 @priscian @AtomsksSanakan @PMS280153 @brandonrgates @RogTallbloke @kmpClimate @BradSchrag @lynn_weiser @NikolovScience @caerbannog666 @EthonRaptor @patbhamilton @Zerilos @Gladfly1 @SturmLLiouville @WesternGamayun @compassionsays @WeiZhangAtmos @ARuighaver @GillesnFio @swcrisis @Mauijonny @craigthomler @Ike_Kiefer @JaggerMickOZ @terrymorse @cmcateer3 @SapiensCato @scotpolitik @redforged42 @SConwaySmith @ClimateAudit @kmpetersson @KatyDuke @SookyBlessingtn @GYFHAS @StormSignalSA @readthelight @Mcschweety @Bill963 @EstBrahphet @Bronowskiite @mrbinnion @WV_coal1 @realDonaldTrump 5/ "In 2016, natural gas was the largest source of electricity generation in the United States—overtaking coal for the first time. The increased use of natural gas has resulted in sustained low wholesale market prices that reduce the profitability of other generation resources."

@LbMoult @Michael_D_Crow @dan613 @tjtjgeol @bjjuhl58 @priscian @AtomsksSanakan @PMS280153 @brandonrgates @RogTallbloke @kmpClimate @BradSchrag @lynn_weiser @NikolovScience @caerbannog666 @EthonRaptor @patbhamilton @Zerilos @Gladfly1 @SturmLLiouville @WesternGamayun @compassionsays @WeiZhangAtmos @ARuighaver @GillesnFio @swcrisis @Mauijonny @craigthomler @Ike_Kiefer @JaggerMickOZ @terrymorse @cmcateer3 @SapiensCato @scotpolitik @redforged42 @SConwaySmith @ClimateAudit @kmpetersson @KatyDuke @SookyBlessingtn @GYFHAS @StormSignalSA @readthelight @Mcschweety @Bill963 @EstBrahphet @Bronowskiite @mrbinnion @WV_coal1 @realDonaldTrump 6/ "The fact that new, high-efficiency natural gas plants can be built relatively quickly, compared to coal and nuclear power, also helped to grow gas-fired generation."

@LbMoult @Michael_D_Crow @dan613 @tjtjgeol @bjjuhl58 @priscian @AtomsksSanakan @PMS280153 @brandonrgates @RogTallbloke @kmpClimate @BradSchrag @lynn_weiser @NikolovScience @caerbannog666 @EthonRaptor @patbhamilton @Zerilos @Gladfly1 @SturmLLiouville @WesternGamayun @compassionsays @WeiZhangAtmos @ARuighaver @GillesnFio @swcrisis @Mauijonny @craigthomler @Ike_Kiefer @JaggerMickOZ @terrymorse @cmcateer3 @SapiensCato @scotpolitik @redforged42 @SConwaySmith @ClimateAudit @kmpetersson @KatyDuke @SookyBlessingtn @GYFHAS @StormSignalSA @readthelight @Mcschweety @Bill963 @EstBrahphet @Bronowskiite @mrbinnion @WV_coal1 @realDonaldTrump 7/ "Production costs of coal+nuclear plants remained somewhat flat, while the more flexible, and relatively lower-operating cost natural gas plants drove down wholesale market prices to the point that some formerly profitable nuclear+coal facilities began operating at a loss."

@LbMoult @Michael_D_Crow @dan613 @tjtjgeol @bjjuhl58 @priscian @AtomsksSanakan @PMS280153 @brandonrgates @RogTallbloke @kmpClimate @BradSchrag @lynn_weiser @NikolovScience @caerbannog666 @EthonRaptor @patbhamilton @Zerilos @Gladfly1 @SturmLLiouville @WesternGamayun @compassionsays @WeiZhangAtmos @ARuighaver @GillesnFio @swcrisis @Mauijonny @craigthomler @Ike_Kiefer @JaggerMickOZ @terrymorse @cmcateer3 @SapiensCato @scotpolitik @redforged42 @SConwaySmith @ClimateAudit @kmpetersson @KatyDuke @SookyBlessingtn @GYFHAS @StormSignalSA @readthelight @Mcschweety @Bill963 @EstBrahphet @Bronowskiite @mrbinnion @WV_coal1 @realDonaldTrump 8/ "The development of abundant, domestic natural gas made possible by the shale revolution also has produced significant value for consumers and the economy overall."

@LbMoult @Michael_D_Crow @dan613 @tjtjgeol @bjjuhl58 @priscian @AtomsksSanakan @PMS280153 @brandonrgates @RogTallbloke @kmpClimate @BradSchrag @lynn_weiser @NikolovScience @caerbannog666 @EthonRaptor @patbhamilton @Zerilos @Gladfly1 @SturmLLiouville @WesternGamayun @compassionsays @WeiZhangAtmos @ARuighaver @GillesnFio @swcrisis @Mauijonny @craigthomler @Ike_Kiefer @JaggerMickOZ @terrymorse @cmcateer3 @SapiensCato @scotpolitik @redforged42 @SConwaySmith @ClimateAudit @kmpetersson @KatyDuke @SookyBlessingtn @GYFHAS @StormSignalSA @readthelight @Mcschweety @Bill963 @EstBrahphet @Bronowskiite @mrbinnion @WV_coal1 @ThreadReaderApp, unroll please?