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Economics to Keep Wind and Solar Energy Thriving With Trump

Utilities plan to continue building wind, solar farms
Clean power is now cheaper than coal or gas in some states

Bloomberg business news — Why Wind, Solar May Survive Under Trump Administration

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Chris Martin and

November 23, 2016, 12:01 AM UTCUpdated onNovember 23, 2016, 3:10 PM UTC

On the plains of West Texas, new wind farms can be built for just $22 a megawatt-hour. In the Arizona and Nevada deserts, solar projects are less than $40 a megawatt-hour. Compare those figures with the U.S. average lifetime cost of $52 for natural gas plants and about $65 for coal.

Environmental rules and government subsidies are no longer the key drivers for clean power. Economics are.