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Originally Posted by redpoint5
What, given some arbitrary cost of CO2 emissions? The cost is infinite as entropy ensures that all is lost.
If any of that were true, we'd see exactly what you propose happening.
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Were you referring to my post? 
The point there is that most coal plants are less cost effective than new solar and wind even if you do not account for CO2.
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In the end, the study determines the U.S. has reached a “sunset scenario” for coal power. The researchers conclude,
“Coal’s remaining rationale was that it was cheap if externalities weren’t included, but even that rationale is vanishing. Our report shows that coal is increasingly uneconomic against new local wind and solar resources.”
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