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OKIsItJustMe

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9. Nope, no kool-aid here

Reply to DemocracyForever (Reply #7)

Sun Jul 12, 2026, 09:52 PM

22 hrs ago

Coal companies are going out of business, which is great. Sadly, in New York, coal fired generation has largely been replaced by natural gas fired generation. Check and see (in real time) where our electricity comes from, here:
https://www.nyiso.com/real-time-dashboard

You may want to check it during the middle of the day to see our many solar farms at their peak (they’re lumped in with “other.”) As much as I support variable renewables, I’m sorry to say, they are not major sources of electricity in New York State.

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