Texas coal plant layoffs and closures moving forward with state approval

[thackney]

Texas coal plant layoffs and closures moving forward with state approval
http://www.chron.com/business/energy/article/Texas-coal-plant-layoffs-and-closures-moving-12372042.php
November 21, 2017

Texas' electric grid operator has approved the shutdown of two more coal-fired power plants, green-lighting the layoffs for more than 800 coal miners and power plant workers.

In November, the state's largest power generator, Dallas-based Vistra Energy, announced plans to shutter three plants pending the approval of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Texas' grid overseer. ERCOT has determined that the loss more than 4,000 megawatts of energy would not impact's the grid's reliability. One megawatt is enough to power 200 homes on a hot Texas day.

ERCOT had intially approved the shutdown Vistra's northeast Texas Monticello coal plant, and last week approved the shutdown of Sandow near Austin and Big Brown east of Waco....

[thackney]

Monticello Power Plant
https://www.luminant.com/generation/monticello-power-plant/

Fuel source: Powder River Basin coal

Operating capacity and homes powered: 1,880 MW — enough to power about 940,000 homes in normal conditions and 376,000 homes in periods of peak demand

Year began operation: Unit 1–1974; Unit 2–1975; Unit 3–1978

Location: Titus County

[thackney]

Sandow Power Plant
https://www.luminant.com/generation/sandow-power-plant/

Fuel source: Lignite

Operating capacity and homes powered: 1,137 MW — enough to power about 570,000 homes in normal conditions and about 225,000 homes in periods of peak demand

Year began operation: Unit 4–1981; Unit 5 –2009

Location: Milam County, Lee County, Bastrop County

Supporting Mine: Three Oaks

[thackney]

Big Brown Power Plant
https://www.luminant.com/generation/big-brown-power-plant/

Fuel source: Lignite, supplemented by Powder River Basin coal

Operating capacity and homes powered: 1,150 MW — enough to power about 575,000 homes in normal conditions and 230,000 homes in periods of peak demand

Year began operation: Unit 1–1971; Unit 2–1972

Location: Freestone County

Supporting Mine: Turlington

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Aubrey finally won after all.  Contributing $26 million to the Sierra Club and airing those commercials on dirty coal did the trick.  Too bad he is not here to enjoy his victory.

[img size=500]https://junkscience.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/coal-is-filthy4.jpg[/img]
How Chesapeake CEO Aubrey McClendon Helped Push Coal to the Brink

The indicted, and now deceased, natural gas pioneer was a primary funder of the Sierra Club’s anti-coal campaign.
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/600940/how-chesapeake-ceo-aubrey-mcclendon-helped-push-coal-to-the-brink/

[Joe Wooten]

Aubrey finally won after all.  Contributing $26 million to the Sierra Club and airing those commercials on dirty coal did the trick.  Too bad he is not here to enjoy his victory.

[img size=500]https://junkscience.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/coal-is-filthy4.jpg[/img]
How Chesapeake CEO Aubrey McClendon Helped Push Coal to the Brink

The indicted, and now deceased, natural gas pioneer was a primary funder of the Sierra Club’s anti-coal campaign.
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/600940/how-chesapeake-ceo-aubrey-mcclendon-helped-push-coal-to-the-brink/

Just like the coal companies gave money to the anti nuke crowd back in the 70's and early 80's. When coal money dried up, so did the organized anti-nuke crowd.