Coal group touts power plant benefits with new study

A pro-coal group issued a report Wednesday underscoring the benefits of the nation’s coal-fired power plants one week after the Trump administration issued its own study on how to support the struggling plants for their resilience and reliability.

“This new report shows the coal fleet is essential to help maintain the reliability and resilience of the electricity grid,” said Paul Bailey, president and CEO of American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity. “For that reason, we are especially supportive of [Energy Department’s] recent recommendation that policymakers need to establish criteria to value attributes, such as on-site fuel, that help protect the grid against low-probability events that have extreme consequences.”