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> There is no technical or economic reason to want coal power today.

For anyone wanting a slightly ranty but also informed description of why, I enjoyed this Hank Green video on the subject:

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>>gwd+(OP)
Technology Connections also released a great rant on it (and more) recently.

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>>darkna+iu
That one was more about how "midwestern values" made him pro-solar, whereas the Hank Greek one was specifically about how bad coal is.