Originally Posted by
Icarus2001
You did read the very first part that says 75% of coal plants are operating beyond design life. And more importantly understand that these plants cost exponential amounts to keep operating once they approach and exceed design life. There is a reason they have a design lifespan, its not that it breaks and explodes, it will just be prohibitively expensive to keep it running. Then you start to understand why our energy prices are climbing, operating obsolete equipmdnt saves on new unit cost, but increasing failures and maintenance quickly reach purchase costs of new plant over a few short years, when it should have been replaced.
I'm quite familiar with the Victorian power generation having been on site during construction at Loy Yang A and B, been around the dredgers under construction there in the 90s. Been inside bith Yallourn W and Hazelwood several times during their operational years. Knew a lot of the SEC workers and so on. They even have some nice dino fossils from the pits lying around the place.