Farewell to coal power!Hawaii closes the only coal -fired power station

[Global Times Comprehensive Report] The United States CNN reported on the 1st that Hawaii, the United States, closed the only coal power station in the state on the day to completely say goodbye to coal power. The coal power station was put into use in 1992. It is located on Ohu Island, where Honolulu, the capital of Hawaii, is located. Its power generation can meet the island's 1/5 of the power consumption demand. Statistics show that the carbon dioxide discharged by the coal power station annually is as high as 1.5 million tons, which is one of the main sources of greenhouse gas emissions in Hawaii. In 2020, the state parliament passed legislation and requested that coal -to -electricity is prohibited by the end of 2022.

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However, the shutdown of the coal power station does not mean that Hawaii will completely bid farewell to fossil fuel power generation -at least for a period of time after the shutdown of the coal power station, some of the power demand on Ohu Island will still be met by imported oil power generation. Essence In addition, the electricity bills of Hawaii residents have always been higher than those of the United States. After the shutdown of the coal power plant, the electricity bill for each resident of Ohu is the average increase in electricity bills to reach 7%. Industry insiders pointed out that with the vigorous development of local renewable energy power generation, the cost of electricity consumption is expected to decline and stabilize in the future.

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