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[quote:FatalW1shes:MV8yMDQyNTA4X0IzQTQxNUY5] With Coal on it's way out they will soon wish for the days where electricity was made for a mere $16 a megawatt. It will now go to $167 per megawatt in PA. They will see the adjustment on their electric bills in a year or so and cry. 0hio will enjoy an adjustment to $357 per megawatt. I guess that is what they wanted. They swung towards Obama. There are a lot of Coal miners and Coal mines shutting down ........ Say goodbye to cheap power. Those fools in those states are going to get a rude awakening. [i][b]The market-clearing price for new 2015 capacity – almost all natural gas – was [color=red]$136 per megawatt[/color]. That’s eight times higher than the price for 2012, which was just $16 per megawatt. In the mid-Atlantic area covering New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and DC the new price is [color=red]$167 per megawatt[/color]. For the northern Ohio territory served by FirstEnergy, the price is a shocking [color=red]$357 per megawatt[/color].[/b][/i] Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/05/22/obamas-war-on-coal-hits-your-electric-bill/#ixzz2BXm09sry [/quote]
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With Coal on it's way out they will soon wish for the days where electricity was made for a mere $16 a megawatt.
It will now go to $167 per megawatt in PA. They will see the adjustment on their electric bills in a year or so and cry.
0hio will enjoy an adjustment to $357 per megawatt.
I guess that is what they wanted. They swung towards Obama. There are a lot of Coal miners and Coal mines shutting down ........
Say goodbye to cheap power. Those fools in those states are going to get a rude awakening.
The market-clearing price for new 2015 capacity – almost all natural gas – was
$136 per megawatt
. That’s eight times higher than the price for 2012, which was just $16 per megawatt. In the mid-Atlantic area covering New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and DC the new price is
$167 per megawatt
. For the northern Ohio territory served by FirstEnergy, the price is a shocking
$357 per megawatt
.
Read more: [
link to www.foxnews.com
]
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