Federal analysis found shutdowns of coal-fired power plants would more than double under the Obama administration’s landmark climate rule.

The rule is also projected to increase electricity prices 4.9 percent above what they would be without it.

The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) carbon limits for power plants are projected to cause 90 gigawatts of coal plant capacity to retire by 2040 so that states can comply, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) projected Friday.

That is more than double the 40 gigawatts that the EIA, the independent data arm of the Energy Department, predicted would be shut down in that time period if it weren’t for the climate rule. The United States currently has 1,212 coal-fired power plants with a total capacity of 329.8 gigawatts.

The Obama administration would significantly raise electricity costs, close numerous power plants and kill the jobs of the people working there and in related fields.

Nearly all of the plant shutdowns would happen by 2020, the year of the first set of standards in the EPA’s rule. Another standard takes effect in 2030.

Hmm, wonder how many thousands would lose their jobs.

Originally Posted by Guest

Federal analysis found shutdowns of coal-fired power plants would more than double under the Obama administration’s landmark climate rule.

The rule is also projected to increase electricity prices 4.9 percent above what they would be without it.

The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) carbon limits for power plants are projected to cause 90 gigawatts of coal plant capacity to retire by 2040 so that states can comply, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) projected Friday.

That is more than double the 40 gigawatts that the EIA, the independent data arm of the Energy Department, predicted would be shut down in that time period if it weren’t for the climate rule. The United States currently has 1,212 coal-fired power plants with a total capacity of 329.8 gigawatts.

The Obama administration would significantly raise electricity costs, close numerous power plants and kill the jobs of the people working there and in related fields.

Nearly all of the plant shutdowns would happen by 2020, the year of the first set of standards in the EPA’s rule. Another standard takes effect in 2030.

Hmm, wonder how many thousands would lose their jobs.

Lets see, if you were paying .10 cents per kilowatt hour that would be a half cent increase. For all the dirt these plants put in the air, thats a great trade off. Obama can't do anything right.

Originally Posted by Guest

Lets see, if you were paying .10 cents per kilowatt hour that would be a half cent increase. For all the dirt these plants put in the air, thats a great trade off. Obama can't do anything right.

We finally have something that we agree upon.

Originally Posted by Guest

We finally have something that we agree upon.

Is that all you have to say about my post? You are pathetic.

Funny how the subject matter gets lost in the personal objective of attacking the poster and not the subject.

Unfortunately this forum has deteriorated to where 70% or more of the participation is just that......conducted by a very few as many of us back away and let the school yard shenanigans dominate.

Originally Posted by Guest

Funny how the subject matter gets lost in the personal objective of attacking the poster and not the subject.

Unfortunately this forum has deteriorated to where 70% or more of the participation is just that......conducted by a very few as many of us back away and let the school yard shenanigans dominate.

That's the truth. There seems to be more emphasis on "button pushing" and insults rather than trading facts and points of view. The lack of moderators on the site doesn't help either. The level of nastiness has grown to epic proportions. I rarely get on here any more. We all have our own ideas, and are not going to convince anyone, so why bother. Every single thread gets distorted with a tremendous amount of Obama bashing. You could have a thread that said, "My tulips are blooming", and it would deteriorate into a Obama blood bath or else a string of insults against "liberals" as though liberal is a swear word. At the very least I wish people could stay on topic.

Originally Posted by Guest

Is that all you have to say about my post? You are pathetic.

And that was all you had to say about the post above? That's not just pathetic but argumentative. So take your false indignity someplace else.

Originally Posted by Guest

That's the truth. There seems to be more emphasis on "button pushing" and insults rather than trading facts and points of view. The lack of moderators on the site doesn't help either. The level of nastiness has grown to epic proportions. I rarely get on here any more. We all have our own ideas, and are not going to convince anyone, so why bother. Every single thread gets distorted with a tremendous amount of Obama bashing. You could have a thread that said, "My tulips are blooming", and it would deteriorate into a Obama blood bath or else a string of insults against "liberals" as though liberal is a swear word. At the very least I wish people could stay on topic.

The highlight describes the level this forum has deteriorated DOWN WARD.

Originally Posted by Guest

That's the truth. There seems to be more emphasis on "button pushing" and insults rather than trading facts and points of view. The lack of moderators on the site doesn't help either. The level of nastiness has grown to epic proportions. I rarely get on here any more. We all have our own ideas, and are not going to convince anyone, so why bother. Every single thread gets distorted with a tremendous amount of Obama bashing. You could have a thread that said, "My tulips are blooming", and it would deteriorate into a Obama blood bath or else a string of insults against "liberals" as though liberal is a swear word. At the very least I wish people could stay on topic.

Maybe it's because Obama IS politics and maybe he DOES deserve the bashing? Why do people take it personal? Is it because his poor performance is a reflection on a bad choice by the voters?

Originally Posted by Guest

Maybe it's because Obama IS politics and maybe he DOES deserve the bashing? Why do people take it personal? Is it because his poor performance is a reflection on a bad choice by the voters?

Is reading comprehension a lost art? The poster made the point that people can't seem to stay on topic. They turn even an innocuous post about tulips into Obama bashing. And you turned a post about staying on topic into the same thing. Get it now?

Originally Posted by Guest

Is reading comprehension a lost art? The poster made the point that people can't seem to stay on topic. They turn even an innocuous post about tulips into Obama bashing. And you turned a post about staying on topic into the same thing. Get it now?

A post about Tulips? Didn't see that part. Obama bashing? Was the post about staying on topic or about Flint? And was it about Flint or bashing Republicans? And did someone get offended because the EPA was brought up in reference to the thread on Flint, and the fact that the EPA is Obama's special interest, or was it about Tulips?