Jim Bridger Coal plant to shut down ??? (low water)

Post Reply
 
User avatar
BigBarney
Member
Posts: 1853
Joined: Wed. Feb. 08, 2006 2:48 pm

Post by BigBarney » Fri. Aug. 26, 2022 11:59 am

Without a new source of water the plant has to shut down...

Largest coal plant in the west...16 million gallons of water per day...



https://www.npr.org/2022/08/26/1118719636/drought ... s-the-west

BigBarney

 
coalnewbie
Member
Posts: 8601
Joined: Sat. May. 24, 2008 4:26 pm
Location: Chester, NY
Hot Air Coal Stoker Stove: LL AnthraKing 180K, Pocono110K,KStokr 90K, DVC
Hand Fed Coal Stove: Invader 2
Baseburners & Antiques: Wings Best, Glenwood #8(x2) Herald 116x
Coal Size/Type: Rice,
Other Heating: Heating Oil CH, Toyotomi OM 22

Post by coalnewbie » Sun. Aug. 28, 2022 2:51 pm

Sadly we need that power to run our EVs


 
User avatar
BigBarney
Member
Posts: 1853
Joined: Wed. Feb. 08, 2006 2:48 pm

Post by BigBarney » Tue. Aug. 30, 2022 2:59 pm

And power our pumps so we can have petrol...

BigBarney

Post Reply

Return to “Coal News & General Coal Discussions”