- Coal-fired power generation in the United States fell 10 percent in the first six months of this year.
- EIA expects power plants to burn 38 million fewer tons of coal this year, a 9 percent drop.
- Through a Persian Gulf war and the most coal-friendly administration in half a century, the biggest force reshaping American power generation was a few thousand people in Texas and Louisiana producing more associated gas than anyone expected.
Washington Tried To Save Coal But Natural Gas Had Other Ideas
