The death of coal plants will play a pivotal role in nuclear powerâs rebirth. It all lies in the breakthroughs being made in next-gen nuclear tech like small modular reactors (SMRs). [Outsider Club Header]
Aug 07, 2023 By Keith Kohl for the Outsider Club Oppenheimer Would NEVER Have Seen This Coming Coalâs death knell rang out earlier this month. Did you hear it? On July 1, 2023, it was ringing loud and clear in Indiana County, Pennsylvania. I wonât blame you if youâve been distracted by other headlines. Depending on the media youâre consuming, youâre either distracted by the Barbie movie hype, the latest drama surrounding Hunter Biden, or busy planning for an alien invasion. Meanwhile, an event took place in Pennsylvania that weâve seen coming for more than a decade. After more than half a century of operations, the Homer City Generating Station finally shuttered its doors.  Itâs OK if you donât recognize the name; I'd wager anyone outside of rural Western Pennsylvania wouldnât. Built in the 1960s, this coal-fired power station was the largest coal-powered plant in the state, operating with a generating capacity of nearly 2,000 megawatts. For 54 years, it provided enough continuous baseload power to meet regional electricity demands. At that age, it was nearly a decade older than the average coal power plant age of 45. And we can be absolutely sure about one thing â the rest of the U.S. coal industry is living on borrowed time. How to Collect Passive Income From Teslaâs EV Charging Tech Companies that build EV chargers are eligible for $7.5 billion in funding from the Inflation Reduction Act. But thereâs a catch⦠They MUST use Teslaâs charging technology in order to receive the funds. This is just another win in a series of victories for Elon Musk, whose goal is to make Teslaâs charging tech a national standard. But it also opens up a brand-new income stream for everyday Americans⦠One that allows ANYONE to pocket a few fractions of a dollar anytime an EV gets charged. [And you only need to take three simple steps to start collecting your own share of the spoils.]( Iâm done reading the tea leaves. For the last decade, weâve been slowly watching the death of coal, and itâs been a steady, downward spiral that has been inevitable. There are simply too many forces going against it. Over the years, my readers and I have talked about them all⦠From a flood of cheap natural gas thanks to the marriage between hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling techniques that launched the U.S. into an unprecedented oil and natural gas boom to the massive push toward renewable energy sources such as wind and solar. Over the next six years, electricity demand for coal is projected to fall by one-third, yet thereâs a bigger problem for the worldâs dirtiest source of energy. Considering how old the average coal plant is today, coupled with the fact that no new coal-fired generating capacity is being built, itâs only a matter of time before that ancient fleet of power plants withers away into nothingness. Roughly a quarter of our current coal power plants are expected to close by 2029. And things are going to get worse for coal country from here on out. Just take a look for yourself: [coal plant retirements] This Pill Will âDefine the Next Decadeâ A new medical breakthrough smaller than the size of your pinkie is about to reshape human history. Because believe it or not, this tiny pill can eradicate every single sign and symptom of aging and disease... Which leaves you looking and feeling forever young. Donât believe it? [Check out this proof...]( Saved by Oppenheimerâs Legacy Although traditional nuclear power has been under pressure for decades, mostly due to the stigma from older generations of nuclear technology â from horrific images of mushroom clouds to catastrophic disasters like Chernobyl and Fukushima â the path forward for nuclear power has been gaining some momentum. And believe it or not, the death of these coal plants will play a pivotal role in nuclearâs rebirth. It all lies in the breakthroughs being made in next-gen nuclear tech like small modular reactors (SMRs). But where does coal come into play? Well, Iâm glad you asked. You see, coal plants are remarkable in the sense that 80% of them have the necessary requirements to be repowered by SMRs. More importantly, these small modular reactors, which will generate roughly 300 MWe, can brush off the stigma of danger that traditional nuclear plants have. There are no meltdowns or mass evacuations, and they take up a fraction of the surface footprint of a nuclear plant. By repurposing our countryâs coal plants toward SMR technology, itâs as clean an energy source as youâll ever find. And that, dear reader, is where the opportunity lies. You see, even though there are several prominent companies that are designing the SMR reactors that will start popping up all over the world over the next few years, thereâs a way individual investors like us can get their piece of the pie. The secret isnât in finding out whoâs building these SMRs â [itâs whoâs fueling them.]( [This is something you need to check out right away.]( Until next time, [Keith Kohl Signature] Keith Kohl [[follow basic]Check us out on YouTube!]( A true insider in the technology and energy markets, Keithâs research has helped everyday investors capitalize from the rapid adoption of new technology trends and energy transitions. Keith connects with hundreds of thousands of readers as the Managing Editor of [Energy & Capital](, as well as the investment director of Angel Publishing's [Energy Investor]( and [Technology and Opportunity](. 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