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EIA's Short-Term Energy Outlook

We forecast electricity consumption will grow by 1% in 2026 and 3% in 2027, marking the first four years of consecutive growth since 2005–07, and the strongest four-year period of growth since the turn of the century.

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Randall W. Atkins Appointed to National Coal Council

Ramaco Resources, Inc. has announced that U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright has appointed Randall W. Atkins, Chairman and CEO of Ramaco Resources, as a member of the re-established National Coal Council (NCC).

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EIA Forecasts Strongest Four-Year Growth U.S. Electricity Demand Since 2000, Fueled by Data Centers

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) published its first energy-sector forecasts through 2027 in the January Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO).

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MSHA Issues Fatality Alert Focused on Water Inundation in Connection With Fatal Mine Accident

The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration issued a fatality alert Monday in connection with the November mining accident in Nicholas County, West Virginia that claimed a coal miner’s life.

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Court Orders Justice Family Coal Companies to Pay $1M to Liberty Mutual Unit

A federal judge has ordered coal companies owned by the family of U.S. Sen. Jim Justice to cough up more than $1 million in unpaid workers’ compensation premiums owed to a Liberty Mutual company.

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Indonesia’s 2026 Coal Output Quota: 600M Ton Strategic Market Shift

Indonesia's coal output quota for 2026 represents a strategic shift in global commodity market intervention, with Indonesian authorities targeting approximately 600 million tonnes of production.

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Coal Cornerstone Corner
China’s Coal Will Eat Our AI Lunch: The Electron Gap Is Real

The cavalier closing of coal power plants has profound negative implications for the economic future of the Western World in an accelerating Digital Age.

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History of Longwall Coal Mining Mechanization

What prompted me to write this type of book is based on my involvement with Longwall Coal Mining starting in 1966 as a 15 year old kid working in a mine over 2000 feet deep in the Valleys of Wales.

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