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Word about possible financing, Governor's involvement and Liz Cheney's politization of the matter.

https://trib.com/business/energy/what-we-know-about-the-wyoming-mine-closures-governor-speaks/article_4d1915ed-06d8-530a-8803-de5232458493.html



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 07/03/19 10:20 by fbe.

LOL at Liz Cheney! Oh the irony that cheap natural gas emanating from policies connected to her father's admin just might be a bigger part in this than Obama's "War on coal". Can't make this stuff up!

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As long as she talks like that she can move from DC to Wyoming where she has never lived before and win a congressional office in a statewide election.

What's more important is news is some outside money may be coming to support a mineowner in bankruptcy to stave off liquidation.



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When will coal people finally understand that natural gas is cheap and plentiful and cleaner, all with no ash waste--ofcourse power plants will switch over.  They just can't seem to grasp that simple concept. As for the President Obama blame game, that just shows ignorance.  It's a money thing--gas is CHEAPER.

Sometimes it feels like people just WANT to keep their heads buried in sand...

 

The combination of natural gas as a back up for either solar or wind is also a potent challenger to coal.  Back in the old days, "peak power" natural gas plants supplemented always on coal plants.

There's a huge amount of power storage being installed for solar and wind, too. Some of which avoids the use of rare earth elements controlled by China.

Is it true that some of the four track mainline portion of the Orin Line has been de-activated as they no longer need four tracks?  Can anyone give a rough count of the numer of loaded coal trains that are exiting the PRB Orin Line on the north end and south end in a 24 hour period?  I was in Gillette a few years ago and there didn't seem to be all that much traffic.  Who's the bigger player?  UP or BNSF?    

I haven't heard of any plans to rebuild ANY coal fired power plants reaching the end of their life expectancy in the next 5 years. I do see lots of new windfarms going in nearby though.

CA_Sou_MA_Agent Wrote:
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> Is it true that some of the four track mainline
> portion of the Orin Line has been de-activated as
> they no longer need four tracks?  Can anyone give
> a rough count of the numer of loaded coal trains
> that are exiting the PRB Orin Line on the north
> end and south end in a 24 hour period?  I was in
> Gillette a few years ago and there didn't seem to
> be all that much traffic.  Who's the bigger
> player?  UP or BNSF?    

I was out there in May. BNSF is storing cars at each end of 4 track Logan hill section. 4-5 trains worth of coal cars.

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This spring PRB has been loading an average of 50 trains a day.

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Judge rejects second round of bankruptcy financing Wednesday.

https://trib.com/business/energy/federal-judge-rejects-blackjewel-s-new-financing-agreement/article_0370bd12-a921-5438-a59a-e9d99e5af7ed.html