Miller: Coal-to-gas shift delivers 2.5x the environmental benefit of gas-to-renewables
Matt Miller · Matt Miller – Crossing the Energy Divide at Grey Rock (EP.412) · Oct 14, 2024 · at 49:58
Matt Miller of Grey Rock Investment Partners explains the relative decarbonization efficiency of natural gas compared to coal and renewables.
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“And when you look at the delta between, if I move from a coal plant to a natural gas plant, and a natural gas plant to a renewables plant, That first step has 2.5 times the environmental impact.”
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