Georgia Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company, is retiring 2, 000 megawatts of fossil-fired generation.
Due to large overcapacity in power generation, the central hydroelectric, nuclear and fossil-fired power stations are now competing in a free market.
Many existing fossil-fuel plants will shut down in the next decade, and despite the drive for renewables and nuclear power, much of the replacement capacity will be fossil-fired.
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On peak days in the summer, when suddenly everyone cranks up their air conditioners full blast, fossil fuel generators that can be fired up on a moment's notice will be needed into the foreseeable future, Legge says.
The demand for gas in power gen is increasing (coal to gas switching has been significant, and most new fossil power plants will be gas-fired).
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Many of these resolutions are focused directly on fossil fuel companies like Exxon, coal-fired electric utilities and hydraulic fracturing operators whose practices need cleaning up.
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My (much smarter) brother Robert showed the House Natural Resources Committee on September 22 that federal subsidies related to fossil-fuel (mainly coal and natural gas) fired electricity are about 68 cents per million watts.
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As noted in previous posts, current consumption figures do not reflect the expected growth in areas such as chemical industry feedstocks, or power generation (where most new fossil-based supply will come from highly efficient gas-fired generators).
Other fossil fuels produce more carbon dioxide, so replacing Britain's coal-fired power stations with gas-fired ones would decrease the country's carbon emissions.
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Globally, coal-fired electricity generation rose by an estimated 6% from 2010 to 2012 , faster than non-fossil energy.
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America's great and good were also represented by Al Gore, fired up by the result of the presidential election and enthusing about the possibility of ending the use of fossil fuels in America, but still worrying that people are not taking global warming seriously enough.
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