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198.3
GW
1005
MT
Coal plants in
United States
Additional profit over 30 years
553.7
Bn. $
% Profitable
94
%
Annual CO2 emissions saved
1005
MT / year
Total W-S-B investment need
475.1
Bn. $
Investment Potential
21
n.a.
%
of this country’s annual energy-related CO2 emissions could be eliminated by SwitchCoal.
Investment breakdown
475.1
Bn. $
Initial Investment for Conversion to Wind and Solar Power Plant
553.7
Bn. $
Additional profit from switch over 30 years (Source: IEA World Energy Outlook 2022)
Solar
215,439
M. $
Wind
265,154
M. $
Battery
23,722
M. $
Production costs
5.2
ct/kWh
Mean OPEX of the coal plants within this country (Source: IEA World Energy Outlook 2022)
3.5
ct/kWh
Production cost of renewable energy
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Region
CO2 emissions saved
Total W-S-B inv. need
% Profitable plants
Indiana
CO2 emissions saved
78.3
MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
37.9
Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
West Virginia
CO2 emissions saved
63.2
MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
34.2
Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Kentucky
CO2 emissions saved
57.3
MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
29.5
Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Pennsylvania
CO2 emissions saved
52.7
MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
26.4
Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Missouri
CO2 emissions saved
51.6
MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
22.1
Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
North Carolina
CO2 emissions saved
47.2
MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
23.3
Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Texas
CO2 emissions saved
42.8
MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
17.6
Bn. $
% Profitable plants
50
%
Ohio
CO2 emissions saved
42.3
MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
22.8
Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Illinois
CO2 emissions saved
36.8
MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
17.0
Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Wyoming
CO2 emissions saved
35.1
MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
13.3
Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
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CO2 emissions
Investment need
Profitable?
Plant Bowen
CO2 emissions
16.9
MT/y
Investment need
9.0
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Gibson Generating Station
CO2 emissions
16.5
MT/y
Investment need
8.3
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Monroe Power Plant
CO2 emissions
16.0
MT/y
Investment need
8.1
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Miller Steam Plant
CO2 emissions
14.4
MT/y
Investment need
6.6
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Amos Plant
CO2 emissions
14.3
MT/y
Investment need
8.0
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Scherer Steam Generating Station
CO2 emissions
13.8
MT/y
Investment need
6.2
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Roxboro Steam Plant
CO2 emissions
13.1
MT/y
Investment need
6.7
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Rockport Plant
CO2 emissions
12.8
MT/y
Investment need
5.6
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Sherburne County Plant
CO2 emissions
12.6
MT/y
Investment need
4.8
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Gavin Power Plant
CO2 emissions
12.6
MT/y
Investment need
7.0
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
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