For coal the damage is already done, plants are switching to natural gas Today U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposes to repeal the prior administration’s Clean Power Plan (CPP). “After reviewing the CPP, EPA has proposed to determine that the Obama-era regulation exceeds the Agency’s statutory authority,” the agency
U.S. responsible for 40% of the world’s new gas production by 2022: IEA A report by the EIA indicated that coal exports—for both steam coal, used for power generation, and metallurgical coal, used for refining steel—have increased by 58% from Q1 of 2016 to Q1 of 2017. The majority of the increase was in steam coal, which grew by 6
CONSOL Energy (ticker: CNX), a Pittsburgh based coal mining and natural gas exploration company plans to split the corporation into two separate companies, one focusing on natural gas exploration and production, the other focusing on coal mining. The company’s Pennsylvania Mining Complex, which is comprised of the Bailey, Enlow Fork, and Harvey mines as well as a coal preparation plant,
Gas pipelines critical to get gas to Florida – state added 3.4 GW of gas-fired power since 2016, another 3.9 GW coming in next 6 years The retirement of older coal and oil-fired power plants in the state has instigated the need for new natural gas generation capacity and, because Florida lacks the appropriate geology for underground natural gas storage,
EPA launches Back-to-Basics agenda at Pennsylvania coal mine U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt visited the Harvey Mine in Sycamore, Pa., last week where he announced EPA’s Back-to-Basics agenda, cementing his earlier statement that the new administration has declared an end to the ‘war on coal’. The agenda is a result of Pruitt’s initiative to refocus EPA on its intended mission,
$22 million lease covers 56 million tons of coal in central Utah U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced the approval of a $22 million coal lease this week. The lease, located on the Greens Hollow tract in central Utah, was issued by the DOI to Canyon Fuel Company, LLC, a subsidiary of Bowie Resource Partners, LLC. On
The inevitability of coal’s decline–that perception will probably change: Pipes To set the stage for a coal comeback, one factor is already in place Within minutes after his inauguration, President Trump posted a memo on the White House website entitled “An America First Energy Plan.” The memo said: “President Trump is committed to eliminating harmful and unnecessary policies such as
From Forbes The largest coal power plant in the western United States, the Navajo Generating Station near Page, Arizona, may shut down soon due to low natural gas prices, the plant’s operators report. The struggles of the power plant illustrate the changing economics of power generation and new opportunities provided by affordable, low-emissions natural gas. According to the Salt River
As Europe and America consume less coal, China gains greater influence over coal industry In its medium-term coal market report for 2016, IEA reports that global coal demand growth has stalled after more than a decade of 4% annual growth, with demand in 2016 to be below 2013 levels. Consumption decreased for the first time in 2015 as declines in
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna speeds up Canada’s climate plan; further coal mining jobs in U.S. and Canada at risk Canada will completely phase out coal power by 2030 as part of the country’s goal to meet greenhouse-gas reduction targets. Upon returning from the United Nations-sponsored climate-change conference in Morocco, Canadian Environment Minister Catherine McKenna said coal power in the country
From Power Magazine The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) voted unanimously to support Xcel Energy’s latest long-range plan, which will transform the company’s energy fleet. Xcel expects to more than double its renewable energy portfolio as a result, delivering greater than 60% carbon-free energy to its Upper Midwest (Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin) customers by 2030. The
Coal industry sheds 21% of its West Virginia jobs, no longer state’s largest industrial employer West Virginia shed more industrial jobs over the past twelve months than at any year since the end of the recession, according to a new report in the 2017 West Virginia Manufacturers Register®, an industrial database and directory published by Manufacturers’ News. According to the
