I just looked at the DOE report - I don't get the same feeling? It talks about not closing existing plants (most of which is coal admittedly) and building new capacity. Also mentions using US's natural resources. But it also has batteries and solar in the assumptions for new generation. I think the headline is a tad dramatic (although I am also very concerned about the politicization of what should be technical decisions)
it's not that they love coal-they hate everything else that would require them to change their worldview and to think anew
I just looked at the DOE report - I don't get the same feeling? It talks about not closing existing plants (most of which is coal admittedly) and building new capacity. Also mentions using US's natural resources. But it also has batteries and solar in the assumptions for new generation. I think the headline is a tad dramatic (although I am also very concerned about the politicization of what should be technical decisions)
any increase in thermal coal is recidivist. and has to be read in context with other DOE statements