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Coal Is Rising Along with Solar in the U.S. Power System, While Gas Loses a Step

The main driver of coal’s increase and gas’ decrease is that the U.S. benchmark price of natural gas was up substantially in the first half of the year compared to the first half of last year, said ... read more

How Dirt Batteries Could Power the Energy Transition

Despite federal efforts to revive coal, market forces continue to push utilities toward cleaner, cheaper alternatives like renewables and batteries. A Stanford-led initiative proposes converting ... read more

Where coal plant retirements are happening – And what could delay them

The coal-fired Colstrip Generating Station is seen behind kids playing baseball on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, in Colstrip, Montana. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown) The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA ... read more