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Economic transitions have the potential to displace workers and cause social unrest. Coal mine closures in the eastern … closures, such as rising production costs and decreasing coal demand from the electricity sector. This analysis utilizes unique … data on coal mine and power plant operation to estimate the impact of supply and demand factors on mine closure. We model …
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Economic transitions have the potential to displace workers and cause social unrest. Coal mine closures in the eastern … closures, such as rising production costs and decreasing coal demand from the electricity sector. This analysis utilizes unique … data on coal mine and power plant operation to estimate the impact of supply and demand factors on mine closure. We model …
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greenhouse gas emissions from existing coal-fired power plants. This paper examines the operation of coal-fired generating units … efficiency. We find that a 10 percent increase in coal prices causes a 0.2 to 0.5 percent heat rate reduction, broadly consistent … with engineering assessments. We also find that coal prices have a significant effect on utilization. The results are used …
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Economic transitions have the potential to displace workers and cause social unrest. Coal mine closures in the eastern … closures, such as rising production costs and decreasing coal demand from the electricity sector. This analysis utilizes unique … data on coal mine and power plant operation to estimate the impact of supply and demand factors on mine closure. We model …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011872045
Between 2008 and 2012, the delivered price of natural gas to the U.S. power sector fell 60 percent. This paper addresses, in theory and in practice, the effects of this negative price shock on electricity consumers and the environment. We demonstrate with a simple model that the larger the...
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develop regulations governing the emissions of greenhouse gases from existing coal-fired power plants. The cost and … efficiency. We find that a 10 percent increase in coal prices causes a 0.3 to 0.9 percent heat rate reduction, broadly consistent … with engineering assessments of abatement costs and opportunities. We also find that coal prices have a significant effect …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009647776
greenhouse gas emissions from existing coal-fired power plants. This paper examines the operation of coal-fired generating units … efficiency. We find that a 10 percent increase in coal prices causes a 0.2 to 0.5 percent heat rate reduction, broadly consistent … with engineering assessments. We also find that coal prices have a significant effect on utilization. The results are used …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010643002
US climate policy is unfolding under the Clean Air Act. Mobile source and construction permitting regulations are in place. Most important, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the states will determine the form and stringency of the regulations for existing power plants. It is...
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