National Public Radio: Just a few years ago, Georgia Power generated nearly three-fourths of its electricity with coal. Last year, for the first time, natural gas edged out coal, and just this week the company announced plans to close 10 coal-fired power generators within the next few years. "We do recognize this is a historic event for our company. We've never announced this many closings at one time," says Mark Williams, a company spokesperson. If all goes as planned, within a few years only a third of the company's...
URL: http://www.npr.org/2013/01/11/169153322/coal-loses-crown-as-king-of-power-generation
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