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Replacing US Coal Plants With Solar and Wind Is Cheaper Than Running Them

It now ‘unequivocally’ costs less to build new renewable energy projects than to operate existing coal plants, according to a new analysis. 

A train transporting coal moves past wind turbines in Spanish Fork, Utah.

A train transporting coal moves past wind turbines in Spanish Fork, Utah.

Photographer: George Frey/Bloomberg

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Replacing coal power plants across the United States with renewable energy projects would reduce carbon emissions and require less water.

Add to the list: It would also save money.