June 23, 2026 - New coal-fired generation has been effectively off the table in the U.S. for more than a decade.

The TerraSpark Energy Campus is testing whether that’s still true.

The DOE’s selection of the Grant County, West Virginia, project for up to $18.5 million in development funding is a notable signal that surging electricity demand—driven by data centers, manufacturing, and electrification—is forcing a fresh look at baseload coal.