There is no shortterm solution if coal is the option of choicexa It is three years minimum to get the thing permitted two years minimum for the civil work and especially the equipment foundation design and construction especially under the steam turbines usually  of their bulk is below ground level five years to build and two years to commission and test nnBesides which coal is baseload not peak just as is nukexa There is no coal nor nuke peaker option on this planet even with IGCC gasification plants driving combustion turbines LOLxa nnTakes  years after construction and startup just for coal plants to break evenxathrough amortisation ofxaxafirst costsnnBlooby couldnt change a battery in a flashlight without committeelevel participation