Coal in the News

23Dec

Coal Undergirds Grid Reliability

Via Fredericksburg.com: Which is it? Is the coal industry on the ropes or is it roaring back? The real answer: It’s complicated. Perspective is required to understand where the coal industry currently stands. While it may seem like distant history, the effects of the prior administration’s anti-coal regulatory spree persist. From 2011 to 2016, coal […]
19Dec

NMA Welcomes FERC Action to Restore Electricity Market Integrity

The National Mining Association (NMA) today issued the following statement from Rich Nolan, NMA President & CEO, responding to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) decision to expand PJM’s Minimum Offer Price Rule (MOPR). “Competitive electricity markets have been compromised by an epidemic of out-of-market payments. Today’s decision by FERC correctly aims to quarantine the […]
16Dec

Don’t Bet Only on the Sun and the Wind

Via Morning Consult: Some scientists say we’re in a climate emergency. Can the production and use of energy be transformed soon enough to prevent the worst effects of global warming? Yes, if market prices are permitted to signal the most cost-effective adjustments. But we can’t pretend that solar and wind alone will be enough.  The […]
04Dec

Coal’s Future: Reviving Coal’s Staying Power

Via My Journal Courier: Which is it? Is the coal industry on the ropes or is it roaring back? The answer is: it’s complicated. Perspective is required to understand where the coal industry currently stands. While it may seem like distant history, the effects of the prior administration’s anti-coal regulatory spree persist. From 2011 to […]
03Dec

U.S. Must Address Cyber Threats to its Power Grid

Via LehighValleyLive.com: At any one time, the United States uses more than 400,000 megawatts of electricity. That’s a lot of power, and it takes a lot of non-stop work to keep it flowing. But how safe is America’s power grid from cyber attacks and other disruptions? Cyber intrusions are no longer a theoretical possibility. In March, hackers […]
26Nov

Coal is Still Showing Some Staying Power

Via BlueRidgeNow.com: Which is it? Is the coal industry on the ropes or is it roaring back? The answer is: It’s complicated. Perspective is required to understand where the coal industry currently stands. While it may seem like distant history, the effects of the prior administration’s anti-coal regulatory spree persist. From 2011 to 2016, coal […]
22Nov

PRO: Coal’s Staying Power

Via The Chicago Tribune: Which is it? Is the coal industry on the ropes or is it roaring back? The answer is that it’s complicated. Perspective is required to understand where the coal industry currently stands. While it may seem like distant history, the effects of the prior administration’s anti-coal regulatory spree persist. From 2011 […]
12Nov

How Safe is the U.S. Power Grid?

Via Casper Star-Tribune: At any one time, the United States uses more than 400,000 megawatts of electricity. That’s a lot of power, and it takes a lot of nonstop work to keep it flowing. But how safe is America’s power grid from cyber attacks and other disruptions? Cyber intrusions are no longer a theoretical possibility. […]
08Nov

Opinion: Congress Should Address Threats to Power Grid

Via The Detroit Press: At any one time, the United States uses more than 400,000 megawatts of electricity. That’s a lot of power, and it takes a lot of nonstop work to keep it flowing. But how safe is America’s power grid from cyberattacks and other disruptions? Cyber intrusions are no longer a theoretical possibility. In March, […]
05Nov

Winter Safety Hinges on a Reliable Power Grid

Via The Memphis Commercial Appeal: The Farmer’s Almanac is predicting a “colder-than-normal” winter this year, with plenty of snow in January. If they’re right, and heavy snowstorms are coming, there’s one thing Americans need to survive a rough winter: sturdy, non-stop electricity to stay warm and safe, no matter the weather. Unfortunately, that reliability may be tested […]