'War on Coal' Didn't Kill Coal

Cheap natural gas prices and the increasing availability of wind energy are pummeling the coal industry more than regulation, according to a new economic analysis from CU Boulder and North Carolina State University.

Co-lead author Daniel Kaffine, CU Boulder associate professor in economics, looked at natural gas, wind and coal-fired power generation across 20 U.S. states from 2008 to 2013 in the study, which was published in the American Economic Journal this month. The study found a “significant” link between plummeting natural gas prices, increased wind generation capability and the drop-off in U.S. coal burning. “While either factor in isolation would have cut into coal’s share of the market, the combination of the two... ... More: Official Press Release University of Colorado Boulder

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