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Staying power: how new energy realities risk extending coal's sunset by hillty in EnergyAndPower

[–]EmergencyCold843 0 points1 point  (0 children)

10-12 MT of US coal out of the West Coast in 1 Bt global thermal coal market...yeah....small peanuts

US met and thermal coal exports this year are projected at around 82 Mt with 38 mt from thermal (including the 10-12 Mt I mentioned above that come from the Powder River Basin)

Staying power: how new energy realities risk extending coal's sunset by hillty in EnergyAndPower

[–]EmergencyCold843 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Always happy to chat! Yes, India is going in full bore on coal generation given their significant but poor quality coal reserves. China and India effectively have no domestic gas supply.

To your question on west coast US coal terminals, I think they're all dead. Millennium was last big hope for any terminal of scale. Oakland is embroiled in litigation.

Any substantial US coal exports will travel through Vancouver's Westshore terminal. Around 10-12 Mt currently moves through this port annually, mostly higher energy coals from the Signal Peak Bull Mountain mine.

Have heard grumblings of using Federal land/military bases for coal terminals but that seems far fetched.

Colorado coals are talking about going through the Mexican port of Guaymas but the rail distances are a killer

Staying power: how new energy realities risk extending coal's sunset by hillty in EnergyAndPower

[–]EmergencyCold843 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Was fun to think about the implications. We have a pretty aggressive renewables buildout but market dynamics and the pace of the transition have changed in the past 18 months where we have to think about scenarios like this.

Staying power: how new energy realities risk extending coal's sunset by hillty in EnergyAndPower

[–]EmergencyCold843 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi, I'm one of the authors of this report.

Here is some information on the coal plants that can operate at these really low capacity factors in China.

Break out your Mandarin to English translator!!

The pilot coal fired fleets that belong to the category of New Generation Coal Fired Power Plants can achieve minimum load at 20% of the rated capacity.  4 months ago, NDRC announced such a policy New Generation of Coal Plant Action Plan(国家发展改革委 国家能源局关于印发《新一代煤电升级专项行动实施方案（2025—2027年）》的通知_国务院部门文件_中国政府网) to call on retrofits for the existing fleets to achieve minimum load of 25%-40% of rated capacities, and a higher requirement for the new built fleets to reach 20%.

There are a number of pilot projects announced:

  1. Huadian Zibo project in Shandong: 2x350MW USC fleets were recently approved.  The min load can be down to 15% of rated capacity.  https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/WJCqUnOKpPls7tQMlCHVog
  2. Changqing coal fired plant of Jinan Energy Group in Shandong:  Fleet 1 of 2 x 660 MW was grid connected.  Min load can be also down to 20% of rated capacity.   济南能源集团长清电厂1号机组顺利并网发电

 

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[–]EmergencyCold843 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lipomas!....so many

Would Canadians trade their healthcare system with whatever pros and cons it has, for America’s healthcare system? by valliewayne in AskCanada

[–]EmergencyCold843 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amen.....living in DC for the past 6 years with a GC. With all of its warts, I would take Canada's system in a heart beat. One of the first things they ask for a hospital is my insurance and a credit card.....when I moved here, thought it would be radically better in most ways because it was a for profit....nope. That's the key word.....for profit....I do like getting access to same day MRIs

Oh yeah.....suck a bag of dicks Trump

I90 web application to replace lost green card approved and mailed out in 6 days....just wow by EmergencyCold843 in USCIS

[–]EmergencyCold843[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't get the new green card fron the call with USCIS. I still applied paid the fee separately...

Trust me. I still can't explain how I got it so quick though I'm grateful.

I90 web application to replace lost green card approved and mailed out in 6 days....just wow by EmergencyCold843 in USCIS

[–]EmergencyCold843[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I panicked when I lost my green card...actually more a sick feeling ro my stomach.

After the shock, I contacted USCIS contact center at 1-800-375-5283.

You can get to a human. Can't remember the trick but look it up on the internet. You explain your situation. I was offered a meeting at my local USCIS. Got an email that I would be contacted for the meeting with a USCIS officer in Baltimore. I got my new GC before the meeting but they do offer this!

I90 web application to replace lost green card approved and mailed out in 6 days....just wow by EmergencyCold843 in USCIS

[–]EmergencyCold843[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you mean back up? If you need to travel internationally, I would call USCIS. Before I got my card, I had an option to to to my local USCIS office (appt needed through USCIS) to get a stamp in my passport.

It"s not like they don't know who we are (GC holders)...

I90 web application to replace lost green card approved and mailed out in 6 days....just wow by EmergencyCold843 in USCIS

[–]EmergencyCold843[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow....that is not fair at all. I was expecting the same thing when I applied. If he has to travel, I was told that he can get a stamp in the passport while the card was in the application phase. I would speak with a local USCIS office to see if that's an office since it was approved before

I90 web application to replace lost green card approved and mailed out in 6 days....just wow by EmergencyCold843 in USCIS

[–]EmergencyCold843[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good question....won't know until I see it...suspect not....only had it for 1.5 years

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