King plant to close

  • watisituya
    North Metro
    Posts: 238
    May 20, 2019 at 1:24 pm #1857757

    Look like the King Plant will be closing.

    Xcel Energy announces plan to close St. Croix River power plant

    suzuki
    Woodbury, Mn
    Posts: 18615
    May 20, 2019 at 2:12 pm #1857761

    We need a new nuke site.

    tegg
    Hudson, Wi/Aitkin Co
    Posts: 1450
    May 20, 2019 at 2:35 pm #1857766

    Back in college we did a field trip of that plant. If I remember correctly it was a supercritical design. Operated at over 3000 psi. No definable boiling phase change due to the high pressure.

    Beast
    Posts: 1123
    May 20, 2019 at 4:35 pm #1857791

    I thought they said on the news they were converting from coal to natural gas, did I hear wrong?

    munchy
    NULL
    Posts: 4931
    May 20, 2019 at 9:07 pm #1857837

    You should probably post the entirety of the story if you’re just going to be generic and not give any details. However if you read it, the plant will be closing in 2028 and won’t be converting to NG.

    https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=web&cd=&ved=0ahUKEwia572lxKviAhWy1lkKHVwNB_sQzPwBCAI&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.twincities.com%2F2019%2F05%2F20%2Fxcel-plans-to-be-coal-free-by-2030-allen-s-king-plant-to-close-in-2028%2F&psig=AOvVaw2D6L5pmmApFBAA0JDyBk5P&ust=1558490666149344

    watisituya
    North Metro
    Posts: 238
    May 20, 2019 at 10:21 pm #1857858

    Sorry about that, saw it on my phone and posted the link from my phone. Must not have worked.

    Denny O
    Central IOWA
    Posts: 5819
    May 21, 2019 at 6:09 am #1857870

    @watisituya You had to just right click to “open it in a new window”.

    Bearcat89
    North branch, mn
    Posts: 20324
    May 21, 2019 at 6:47 am #1857878
    Beast wrote:

    I thought they said on the news they were converting from coal to natural gas, did I hear wrong?

    All power will be shying away from coal in the near future ( carbon foot print)
    I just worked a big shut down that was the first to convert, 1 in buffalo mn and one in western nd

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    May 21, 2019 at 7:57 am #1857903

    The answer? Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactors (LFTR): Energy for the Future. Safe, easy to understand and no radioactive waste.

    Why do we have dangerous reactors now? Weapons grade plutonium.

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