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I was about to make a similar comment. One property of coal plants is that they can't ramp up or down very well with usage demands. I have a friend that operates at a coal plant where they installed miners to run during off hours when the demand is low, so rather than running at a loss during that period they more or less break even. It definitely would tip the balance for keeping that plant running for longer rather than replacing it with better alternatives.


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