US Coal’s Rebound Is Down to Pricey Gas, Not Trump
The president has boasted he’ll expand use of the fossil fuel, but the long-term outlook isn’t rosy.
The John E. Amos coal-fired power plant in Poca, West Virginia.
Photographer: Dane Rhys/Bloomberg
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Welcome to our guide to the energy and commodities markets powering the global economy. Today, reporter Shoko Oda looks at what’s behind the growth in US coal-fired generation this year.
After two decades of more-or-less continuous decline, coal-fired power is making some gains in the US. But that has little to do with President Donald Trump’s efforts to revive the beleaguered sector.