Coal in US energy security: future scenarios, risks and opportunities

Line chart showing annual US electric power coal consumption declining from around 1 billion short tons in the early 2000s to about 400 million short tons by 2024.

Coal in US energy security is shifting from a dominant fuel source to a tactical reliability tool as electricity demand rises from AI, data centres and reindustrialisation. The report argues that coal may gain short-term support through delayed retirements and higher utilisation, but its long-term role will likely remain limited as gas, nuclear, storage and transmission expand. Coal in US […]

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