Big Tech Demand Boosts Coal Plants

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Big Tech's soaring energy demands are making coal-fired power plant sites attractive

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Coal-fired power plants, long a money-losing proposition in the U.S. , are becoming more valuable now.

President Donald Trump is using emergency authority to entice utilities to keep older coal-fired plants online.

Tech companies, venture capitalists, states and others competing for electricity are interested in coal.

The Bipartisan Policy Center estimates that reusing a coal-fired plant site for a new nuclear power plant could reduce project costs by between 7% and 26% .

Even building next to the coal plant could cut costs by 10% by utilizing transmission assets, roads and buildings.

That interconnection was a major driver for Terrapower when it chose to start construction next to PacifiCorp ’s coal plant.

In Homer City , Pennsylvania , the dread of losing its coal plant has existed for years .

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