Charting a course for coal
It was widely assumed, following the onset of wildly spiraling world oil prices in 1973, that the United States' most-abundant domestic-fuel supply, coal, would soon become the paramount boiler fuel for electric-power generation and other industrial uses. While there has been a perceptible shift to coal burning by utilities and industry since then, the process has not been of nearly the proportions expected by the coal industry and others. Here, Governor Rockefeller examines the reasons for the coal industry's relative disappointment and suggests what can be done to increase the nation's coal use substantially. His suggestions cover the disincentives of utility regulatory rate-making policy, transportation costs, and environmental and health effects.
- Research Organization:
- State of West Virginia, Charleston
- OSTI ID:
- 6605442
- Journal Information:
- Public Util. Fortn.; (United States), Vol. 110:12
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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