Are the new coal technologies cleaner than natural gas, or wind, or hydro?
Wind, hydro, biomass, and photovoltaic are called renewable energy sources and are quite different from using fossil fuels of any kind. These generation sources have no significant emissions and potentially represent important generation sources for the future. The state of Wisconsin mandates that power companies provide at least 2 percent of their power to refuel customers from alternative or renewable sources. Power the Futures goal is to provide 5 percent of power for sales and retail customers, generated by alternative sources. It will be a long time, if ever, before these technologies can be done on a large enough scale to replace an existing power plant. We Energies is committed to fostering and developing alternative energy sources. We Energies Energy for Tomorrow program allows customers to purchase the power for their homes and businesses from alternative energy sources at a slightly higher cost per megawatt. • If all five generators are totally fired by natural gas what quant
