Comments on: Coal price increases – good for the planet http://www.billgross.com/2008/02/coal-price-increases-good-for-the-planet/ Thoughts on business, innovation and the energy situation the world faces. Sat, 15 May 2010 05:26:15 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Brian Hall http://www.billgross.com/2008/02/coal-price-increases-good-for-the-planet/comment-page-1/#comment-396 Brian Hall Sat, 25 Apr 2009 06:11:52 +0000 http://www.billgross.com/?p=5#comment-396 As I commented on another thread, coal, oil, wind, solar, and hydrocarbon sources will soon be priced out of the market. The competition will come within a decade from a non-polluting source with capital costs of about $50/KW and output pricing at ¼¢/kwh. Everything else will be economic road kill. Wait for it. As I commented on another thread, coal, oil, wind, solar, and hydrocarbon sources will soon be priced out of the market.

The competition will come within a decade from a non-polluting source with capital costs of about $50/KW and output pricing at ¼¢/kwh. Everything else will be economic road kill.

Wait for it.

]]> By: erto http://www.billgross.com/2008/02/coal-price-increases-good-for-the-planet/comment-page-1/#comment-58 erto Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:22:26 +0000 http://www.billgross.com/?p=5#comment-58 I think that environmental concerns of energy is the future. However the increase of coal doubling in the last ear,is mostly being spawned by fears of oil prices. We hear excuses that it comes from countries such as China,and India in which both use 74% and 70% of coal to produce their energy. However China has been a main exporter of coal,so while they continue to consume larger amounts it doesn't effect the supply of the coal on a global scale. I think it's more of a price controlled environment,in which will only become volatile rather stable. Will it help move on to better energy sources perhaps,but again the households that consume the highest amount of energy aren't going to be able to afford the alternatives,only the rich will be able to benefit. Disconnecting from the grid is great,bhut nearly impossible,the technolog has a while to go,and batteries are still dangerous. I think that environmental concerns of energy is the future.
However the increase of coal doubling in the last ear,is mostly being spawned by fears of oil prices.
We hear excuses that it comes from countries such as China,and India in which both use 74% and 70% of coal to produce their energy.
However China has been a main exporter of coal,so while they continue to consume larger amounts it doesn’t effect the supply of the coal on a global scale.
I think it’s more of a price controlled environment,in which will only become volatile rather stable.
Will it help move on to better energy sources perhaps,but again the households that consume the highest amount of energy aren’t going to be able to afford the alternatives,only the rich will be able to benefit.
Disconnecting from the grid is great,bhut nearly impossible,the technolog has a while to go,and batteries are still dangerous.

]]> By: Skibare http://www.billgross.com/2008/02/coal-price-increases-good-for-the-planet/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Skibare Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:28:18 +0000 http://www.billgross.com/?p=5#comment-47 Wind Power in Denver in July was CHEAPER than polluting usual XCEL Power.........Why not cover WIND since WIND is now priced competitively???? T Boone Pickens is into wind and so am I! Skibare Wind Power in Denver in July was CHEAPER than polluting usual XCEL Power………Why not cover WIND since WIND is now priced competitively???? T Boone Pickens is into wind and so am I!
Skibare

]]> By: bakadesune http://www.billgross.com/2008/02/coal-price-increases-good-for-the-planet/comment-page-1/#comment-32 bakadesune Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:26:55 +0000 http://www.billgross.com/?p=5#comment-32 is good news. it will make the inevitable change easier and quicker is good news. it will make the inevitable change easier and quicker

]]> By: Gnana http://www.billgross.com/2008/02/coal-price-increases-good-for-the-planet/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Gnana Wed, 21 May 2008 23:19:39 +0000 http://www.billgross.com/?p=5#comment-19 Today the price of oil is $ 130/narrel and coal peice is also going up renewanle price is comming down Good for the enviorenment. Thank God. Today the price of oil is $ 130/narrel and coal peice is also going up renewanle price is comming down Good for the enviorenment. Thank God.

]]> By: Tom http://www.billgross.com/2008/02/coal-price-increases-good-for-the-planet/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Tom Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:02:48 +0000 http://www.billgross.com/?p=5#comment-3 My God, we are all focused on $100 oil while meanwhile coal has tripled? \n \nIt is great to see the market forces at play. I just wished that the price of any fossil fuel included all the costs of externalities such as the damage to the environment and wars. \n \nPlease keep posting! My God, we are all focused on $100 oil while meanwhile coal has tripled?
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\nIt is great to see the market forces at play. I just wished that the price of any fossil fuel included all the costs of externalities such as the damage to the environment and wars.
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\nPlease keep posting!

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