How GE gambled on fossil fuel power, and lost
Industry estimates show demand for conventional plants is unlikely to hit 2017 levels again for at least a decade
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LAST March, executives at General Electric Co's power-plant business gave Wall Street a surprisingly bullish forecast for the year. Despite flat demand for new natural gas power plants, they said GE Power's revenue and profit would rise.
Showing data from financial firm Lazard and other sources, their presentation said natural gas, coal and even some nuclear power plants were the lowest-cost producers of electricity on the planet, cheaper than wind or solar.
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