The company's filing states green energy sources are not commercially viable or dispatchable enough to meet annual load growth of roughly 4%, or 500 to 700 megawatts, with power demand expected to double by 2045.

Less than three weeks before the midterms, Americans are paying some of the highest gas, diesel, and electricity prices they have seen, and energy has become a defining issue on the ballot.

AEP said today it reached an agreement with X-Energy to jointly evaluate the feasibility of constructing a 960 MW advanced nuclear energy project at a former coal plant site in Sullivan County, Indiana.

New Hope Group and Malabar Resources have proposed a combination that would bring three Australian coal mines under one corporate structure, expand access to export infrastructure and support a long-term increase in coal production.

China’s coal production last month fell by 6.8% on the year to a total 385 million tons. The monthly total was, however, an increase on August, Bloomberg reported, citing the country’s statistics agency.

Japan’s average power prices jumped by over 25% at the start of this week from the previous week amid soaring LNG and higher coal prices.