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Coal in the News

26Jul

Coal Plant Retirements Could Devastate Power Grid Resiliency

Via The Farmington Daily Times: There is growing alarm over the loss of America’s baseload sources of electricity. Coal and nuclear power plants are being pushed off the grid by a three-headed monster of heavily-subsidized renewable energy, the legacy effects of overzealous regulation, and a glut of natural gas. Since 2010, more than 600 coal-fired […]
  • On July 26, 2018
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25Jul

Coal Retirements Could be Devastating for Grid Resiliency, Consumer Costs

Via The Piqua Daily Call:  There is growing alarm over the loss of America’s baseload sources of electricity. Coal and nuclear power plants are being pushed off the grid by a three-headed monster of heavily-subsidized renewable energy, the legacy effects of overzealous regulation, and a glut of natural gas. Since 2010, more than 600 coal-fired […]
  • On July 25, 2018
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23Jul

Mining Group’s Study Claims it’ll Cost Much More to Close Coal Plants than Keep Them Open

Via The Pittsburgh Business Times: A study commissioned by the National Mining Association finds the potential closing of the Bruce Mansfield coal-fired power plant and others will end up costing consumers a lot more than it would to help subsidize. The Bruce Mansfield plant in Shipping port, which is owned by bankrupt First Energy Solutions, […]
  • On July 23, 2018
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20Jul

Premature Coal Plant Retirements Cost Consumers 15 Times More than Supporting Continued Operations

Via World Coal: The cost to consumers of premature retirements of coal vastly outweighs the cost of supporting continued operations, according to a study conducted by Energy Ventures Analysis (EVA) for the National Mining Association (NMA), commissioned to assess the impact of coal plant closures on the US power markets. The study also found that, […]
  • On July 20, 2018
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13Jul

Trump Administration Right to Support Coal and Nuclear Power

Via The Omaha World-Herald: As Secretary of Energy Rick Perry prepares to sign off on a plan to save financially distressed coal and nuclear plants, one of the recurring enigmas is why it’s taken so long to recognize the need for reliable base-load electricity production. Consider the importance of base-load power in Nebraska. We would […]
  • On July 13, 2018
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09Jul

You Won’t Miss Coal, Nuclear Power — Until Your A/C Quits

Via The Belleville News-Democrat: Is the shutdown of “base-load” coal and nuclear plants harmful? These are the power plants capable of reliably providing electricity 24/7. By comparison, natural gas plants are susceptible to widely varying gas prices, and wind and solar are dependent upon weather conditions. Should something be done to prevent the further loss […]
  • On July 9, 2018
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09Jul

Time for Action From Washington to Secure Our Energy Future

Via RealClearEnergy: In newspapers throughout the United States and across social media platforms, a similar story continues to be told. As our nation’s power grid increasingly migrates toward natural gas and renewables, coal-fueled power plants are closing at a steady and alarming rate. Print and social media coverage of these closures often focuses on the […]
  • On July 9, 2018
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09Jul

Coal Research Needs to Be a Priority for US

Via The Great Falls Tribune: It is fashionable among political pundits to declare that the rise last year in the world’s greenhouse-gas emissions was the result of forces beyond U.S. control: as high-growth countries like China and India increase their use of coal, emissions go up. But there are factors contributing to this that we […]
  • On July 9, 2018
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09Jul

Keep Coal and Nuclear Power Online

Via The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Thanks to a 50 percent increase in U.S. natural gas production since 1997, prices have plummeted. Natural gas prices in the United States are the lowest in the world. Not only has cheap gas reduced the cost of home heating and electricity for millions of Americans, but it also has pumped […]
  • On July 9, 2018
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29Jun

Texas’ Power Grid Set for Now But Future Less Certain

Via The Houston Chronicle: Last month was the second warmest May on record in Texas, and forecasts for this summer indicate we’ll be hitting above-average temperatures. At the same time, Texas’ population is growing twice as fast as the nation’s, driven in part by the more than 1,000 people per day who are moving here […]
  • On June 29, 2018
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