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Originally Posted by sammyg2
BS.
Take away all the gubmint subsidies and see how they really compare.
Cost per MWh (2010$)
Conventional Coal $99.6 mwh
Solar PV $156.9 mwh
Solar Thermal $251.0 mwh
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Once again... the above does NOT take into account the health costs from burning coal, much less transporting it.
Coal contains mercury, and Hg is a neurotoxin.
There are lots of other problems with coal too - ash disposal, CO2 emissions, strip mining or mountain top removal; deep shaft mining entails pollution and risks as well
burning coal to make electricity is about like burning dirt