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Why not just let the utilities bear the high cost of landfill disposal for fly ash, and realize the full cost of burning coal?

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Why not just let the utilities bear the high cost of landfill disposal for fly ash, and realize the full cost of burning coal?

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The revenue from selling fly ash is a tiny fraction of the utility’s total revenues, typically less than one-tenth of one percent, and any increase in disposal costs would ultimately be borne by the utility’s customers.