Last year saw U.S. coal-fired generating capacity drop by an estimated 13.7 gigawatts (GW), and the first five days of 2020 suggested the fuel’s fortunes will only continue to shrink. By Jan. 5, 2020, two of the four...
Since the advent of renewable energy, observers have kept a close watch on coal. Of course, replacing coal as the primary fuel source for generating electricity in the United States has always been one of the primary...
More coal plants across the world are now operating at a loss, and in the not-too-distant future, nearly all will be more expensive to run than renewable energy sources, according to a report by the Carbon Tracker Initiative...
O’Connell Electric, Victor, N.Y., played an important role in a recent project that converted power generation serving the Eastman Business Park in Rochester, N.Y., from coal to natural gas. Project owner RED-Rochester...
Under direction of President Trump, the U.S. Department of Energy is working on an order to force the country’s grid operators to buy electricity from coal and nuclear plants. The order's stated objective is to minimize...
In a surprise move, the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Jan. 8 rejected a Trump administration proposal that would have boosted the coal and nuclear power industries. The plan, originally presented by...
