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Yeah, but we weren't discussing fracking, we were discussing continuation of operating existing coal plants. It seems using an existing coal plant would be cheaper than building new wind and solar.
It being cheaper remains to be seen too. As I'm ALWAYS saying, if wind were cheaper, my utility would invite me to pay 2 cents less per kWh by enrolling in their wind program. The opposite is true.
So, coal customers would get a letter in the mail saying "Good news! Your bill will now be lower because of all this cheap wind power we're getting".
There probably are places that wind or solar can make electricity for cheaper than non-renewable sources, but that doesn't describe the majority of places. Perhaps Hawaii could benefit since they have the most expensive electricity and among the best locations for sunshine.
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