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In a historic first, wind and solar combined overtake coal in the US (electrek.co)
submitted 11 months ago by Sunshine@lemmy.ca to c/energy@slrpnk.net
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[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Got to wondering after reading this how much coal mining costs in the US (equipment, leases, employees). Expenses, not profits.

How much solar and wind installation could that money buy every year?