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Originally Posted by Army_of_One  There's a lot more to it than that. Actually the figures can be skewed for the costs depending on what you put into the formula. For Coal do you figure the cost of digging it up and transporting it or just burning it to make electricity? Wind is also not dependable but coal is. We have enough coal for hundreds of years. You also have to incorporate the costs of the subsidy's that the windfarms get from the gov't. We pay for that indirectly. |
The cost of the coal is the cost the plant pays to have it dropped off at the plant. That includes the cost of mining it, transporting it, etc.
You are off base on the "There's a lot more to it than that." comment. Utilities use three things to calculate generation costs. Capital, O&M, & fuel costs.
I agree coal is more reliable. We also have enough wind for hundreds of years.