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MaxCapricorn t1_iudikuk wrote

Reply to comment by SailingSpark in NJ Clears $1.1 Billion in Ocean Wind-Power Line Projects by greenhousecrtv

I seem to recall driving past a coal power plant on my way in to Ocean City for my entire life. They can take it easy. Wind turbines are definitely an upgrade over that gigantic cooling tower.

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SailingSpark t1_iudrhsb wrote

BL England. It was converted from Coal to oil and is now in the process of being torn down completely. They collapsed the cooling tower last month.

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Eatcake9 t1_iue0g99 wrote

They wanted to originally convert it to Nat Gas but it would have required a new pipeline directly through the Pinelands.

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