Too often, ‘smart’ is 21st century-ese for ‘dumb.’ So BURN MORE COAL will be testing Ameren to see how smart the plan really is. But the goal of reducing CO2 emissions by 80% by 2050 and increased reliance on expensive and unreliable wind/solar/battery junk doesn’t sound promising.
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Source: Ameren 1. Media release Web | PDF; 2. Smart Energy Plan Web | PDF