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predicated on natural gas being quite cheap
Jerome hammers every so often that this is not the main driver of investment in gas fired plants.
Instead, he argues, debt financing terms favor short recoup times and thus production characterized by low capital costs.
One could add that being margin producers, gas-fired plant owners in practice do not have to worry about gas prices as they are electricity price setters. Rien n'est gratuit en ce bas monde. Tout s'expie, le bien comme le mal, se paie tot ou tard. Le bien c'est beaucoup plus cher, forcement. Celine
It's notable that the capacity factor of natural gas fired plants in the non-utility is very, very low.
What's interesting is that the capacity of these plants is more than enough to provide backup generation for the introduction of wind and solar to the grid in a number of states. And I'll give my consent to any government that does not deny a man a living wage-Billy Bragg
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