President Trump's push to save coal is failing. US power plants are expected to consume less coal next year than at any point since President Jimmy Carter was in office, according to government forecasts.
US power plants are expected to consume less coal next year than at any point since President Jimmy Carter was in office, according to government forecasts released on Tuesday.Although Trump has tried to boost coal by slashing environmental regulations and installing a former coal lobbyist to lead the EPA, coal keeps losing ground to cleaner and cheaper alternatives.
California is expected to follow with 14% of the share in this category. America's top energy regulator agonizes over the downfall of coal countryIn fact, Texas, the epicenter of the shale oil boom, is on the verge of becoming a green-first state. By 2020, Texas will get more of its electricity from onshore wind than from coal, according to a recent forecast by Rystad Energy.
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