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I was thinking about adding more to the introduction of the article, since it needs cleanup. I was looking at sources to learn more about coal phase out and found this article from another wiki site:https://www.gem.wiki/Coal_phase-out#cite_note-1 Just wanted to know if it's okay to cite this wiki directly or if I should instead look at the sources this wiki uses? Also if there are any specific points I should be adding to the introduction please let me know!
Okay thanks! I just edited the introduction by adding some more background information. Please let me know if this is sufficient for the intro and if my changes flows well with the rest of the intro/article.Rpaul98 (talk)21:33, 1 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I think this article has a bit of an error of omission in barely acknowledging the long-standing use of coal for fuel in ships and trains - which has been all but phased out - and the still extant use of coal in home heating. I think this should be discussed if for no other reason than providing historical context.Hobbitschuster (talk)21:59, 14 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Progress Energy Carolinas[1] announced on 1 June 2007, that it was beginning a two-year moratorium on proposals for new coal-fired power plants while it undertook more aggressive efficiency and conservation programs. The company added, "Additional reductions in future electricity demand growth through energy efficiency could push the need for new power plants farther into the future."[2]
Public Service of Colorado[3] concluded in its November 2007 Resource Plan: "In sum, in light of the now likely regulation of CO2 emissions in the future due to broader interest in climate change issues, the increased costs of constructing new coal facilities, and the increased risk of timely permitting to meet planned in-service dates, Public Service does not believe it would not be prudent to consider at this time any proposals for new coal plants that do not include CO2 capture and sequestration.[4]
Xcel Energy noted in its 2007 Resource Plan that "given the likelihood of future carbon regulation, we have only modeled a future coal-based resource option that includes carbon capture and storage."[4]
Minnesota Power Company[5] announced in December 2007 that it would not consider a new coal resource without a carbon solution.[4]
Avista Utilities[6] announced that it does not anticipate pursuing coal-fired power plants in the foreseeable future.[4]
NorthWestern Energy[7] announced on 17 December 2007, that it planned to double its wind power capacity over the next seven years and steer away from new baseload coal plants. The plans are detailed in the company's 2007 Montana Electric Supply Resource Plan.[8]
California Energy Commission (CEC) has initiated its review of two 53.4-megawatt solar thermal power plants that will each include a 40-megawatt biomass power plant to supplement the solar power.[9]
Beginning in 2005,Ontario planned coal phase-out legislation as a part of theprovince's electricity policy.[5] The province annually consumed 15 million tonnes of coal in large power plants to supplement nuclear power.Nanticoke Generating Station was a major source of air pollution,[6] and Ontario suffered "smog days" during the summer.[7] In 2007, Ontario's Liberal government committed to phasing out all coal generation in the province by 2014. PremierDalton McGuinty said, "By 2030 there will be about 1,000 more new coal-fired generating stations built on this planet. There is only one place in the world that is phasing out coal-fired generation and we're doing that right here in Ontario."[8] TheOntario Power Authority projected that in 2014, with no coal generation, the largest sources of electrical power in the province will be nuclear (57 percent), hydroelectricity (25 percent), and natural gas (11 percent).[9] In April 2014, Ontario was the first jurisdiction in North America to eliminate coal in electricity generation.[10] The final coal plant in Ontario,Thunder Bay Generating Station, stopped burning coal in April 2014.[11]Alberta followed up in 2024 with phasing out its last coal power plant in Genesee.[12]
^Canada, Natural Resources (6 October 2017)."electricity-facts".www.nrcan.gc.ca. Archived fromthe original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved11 February 2020.
