Behind Coal S Decline Cheap Natural Gas Threatens Industry Despite Trump S Promises
A half-century ago, coal supplied almost half the country’s electricity, but it provided only 27.5 percent last year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The agency projected earlier this month that the proportion of U.S. electricity fueled by coal will continue declining in the coming years, providing 25 percent of energy in 2019 and 22 percent in 2020. On average, more coal capacity has been retired during each year of Trump’s presidency than during each year of Barack Obama’s tenure....