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Utilities Look to Save Money by Fuel Switching Away from Expensive Coal

March 24, 2009

Posted by Andy Stevenson in Curbing Pollution , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
coalfiredpowerplants, coalprices, coaltoliquids, markettransformation, naturalgas

Despite the fact that the number of rigs exploring for natural gas in the US has dropped by over 40% in the past six months, the supply of natural gas in the market remains stubbornly high. In fact, weak industrial...continued→

Coal Rising: Why Coal is No Longer a "Cheap" Long-term Supply Option.

September 10, 2008

Posted by Andy Stevenson in Solving Global Warming

Tags:
carbonrisk, coalfiredpowerplants, coalprices, markettransformation, naturalgas

While oil and natural gas have come off the highs in a meaningful way over the past few months, coal is still riding high. The price of Northern Appalachian Coal has nearly tripled over the past year due to strong...continued→