Coal in the News

23Aug

The EPA’s plan to break the electricity grid

Via The Register-Herald: Searing heat has pushed the U.S. power grid to the very limit this summer. The reliability of our power supply is hanging by a thread, with new power demand records set weekly. The nation’s top power reliability experts have repeatedly warned that we’re in a power supply crisis. But the Biden administration’s […]
09Aug

No Energy Transition Without a Reliable Electric Power Grid

Via TheMessenger.com July 2023 was the hottest month on record, both for the United States and the entire planet.  What is more, according to climatologists, we’re likely to witness elevated average temperatures for the foreseeable future. Surprisingly, the three American power grids — the Eastern Interconnect, the Western Interconnect, and Texas’s ERCOT — have held […]
11Jul

America faces chronic electricity shortages in push for renewable energy

Via Tuscon.com Whether you live in the summer-scorched South, the winter-frozen North or along one of our nation’s coasts, electricity is central to your life. Yet the Biden administration — ignoring reality — continues to push policies forcing the shutdown of coal-burning power plants before reliable replacement power from renewable energy becomes available. From the […]
05Jul

The latest Biden energy crisis

Via The Washington Examiner: When it comes to the nation’s supply of energy, the United States has an unfortunate tendency of stumbling from one crisis to another. Just as we turn the corner on energy-driven inflation and the shock of a global energy crisis, there is a new crisis now on the horizon: the rapidly eroding reliability of the […]
12Jun

Capito, Miller Introduce Bill to Block Implementation of EPA’s Power Plant Proposals

Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and U.S. Rep. Carol Miller (R-W.Va.-01) are introducing legislation to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from implementing its recently announced proposal that would force the closure of coal- and gas-fired power plants. The Protect Our Power Plants (POPP) Act outlines […]
12Jun

Opinion: Looming power shortages highlight flawed policy

Via The Eastern New Mexico News: While we prize the prosperity that has accompanied our information-driven economy, a serious threat to our prosperity has surfaced. We risk widespread electricity shortages due to the Biden Administration’s nonsensical plan to force the shutdown of coal plants before replacement power is available. If you’re not worried about the […]
08Jun

Experts Warn of Grid Crisis as PA Senators Demand Green Energy

Via The Delaware Valley Journal: When the U.S. Senate approved the Inflation Reduction Act, Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) celebrated the legislation as “the most ambitious climate bill the Senate has ever passed.” Casey said he supported the Biden administration’s goal of reducing power from coal and natural gas sources. “It will shore up the U.S.’s […]
23May

Could the EPA Break America’s Power Grid?

Via The Pottstown Mercury: As policymakers in Washington like to point out, America is undergoing an “energy transition.” But as Washington embarks on a major national shift toward renewable energy, there’s a serious question — can we manage this wide-scale transformation without losing the security and reliability of our existing power grid? The answer — […]
06Apr

Get used to paying more for natural gas and electricity

Via the Kokomo Tribune: U.S. consumers should be deeply concerned about where energy prices are heading. The worst of the global energy crisis — which drove up the cost of everything from oil and natural gas to electricity — may be over. But new storm clouds are on the horizon. What’s happening with natural gas […]
27Mar

America’s Avoidable Energy Crisis

Via RealClearEnergy: The United States is barreling toward an energy crisis that is mostly of our own making.  Coal-fired power plants are closing at a rapid rate.  While new generation is not replacing lost capacity at the same rate.  Federal and state regulations along with industry and corporate net-zero goals are responsible for this condition.     […]