Coal under fire, but plays strong role in Utah for power: Report

March 23, 2017 (KSL.com)

The continued political and economic pressure on coal production in Utah and around the United States drove the Utah Foundation to examine the issue in a series of three reports, the first of which was released Wednesday.
Among the top observations in the first installment are the close relationships at play between lower electricity prices and coal rich states — such as Utah — and the uncertainty that persists over the viability of coal-fired power plants in the future, regardless of who sits in the Oval Office.
“The overarching takeaway is the new administration is going to have some short-term effects on coal production, but not likely over the long term because we live in a place based on market demand,” said Shawn Teigen, the foundation’s research director and author of the reports.

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