The coal industry is disappearing, and with it, the jobs of many coal miners. Can solar provide an alternative?
FERC Says "Nope" to Perry's NOPR
Last September Energy Secretary Rick Perry proposed new regulations that would have forced ratepayers to pay more to prop up the fading coal industry. FERC released its decision on NOPR last week and unanimously rejected Perry's proposal! Read on to learn more about FERC's decision to say no and why coal isn't the answer.
Signs Of Greener Times
With some rather peculiar coal subsidies being pushed by the U.S. Department of Energy at present, our energy policies certainly can feel like they’re moving backwards. But despite the strange, heavy-handed attempt at market interventions from Secretary Perry, economic factors and renewable technology advancements will likely make this attempt to resurrect a dying industry too little, too late.
Despite Washington’s Wishes, Coal’s Decline Will Continue
We’ve heard a lot in recent years and months about a [“war on coal”][1] taking place in the United States of America. Progressive activists and politicians have been attacked for depriving coal-workers and their families of their livelihoods, and for having some naive dream of clean, renewable energy. When announcing a new Trump administration initiative aimed at increasing domestic coal production, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke stated, [“We can’t power the country on pixie dust and hope.”][2] While hope is certainly not a reliable source of energy, I for one am eagerly awaiting the technological breakthroughs necessary to bring about the pixie-dust revolution.