Chris Hamilton says the column disregards the miners, supervisors, operators and thousands of West Virginians whose work supports mining, preparation, construction and transportation.

The Weekly Production / Consumption Report: Week 35 (Aug 29) has been posted.

The rapid growth in electricity demand fueled by artificial intelligence and advanced manufacturing led the International Energy Agency to affirm earlier this year that “the Age of Electricity is now firmly underway.”

Sustained high temperatures have contributed to persistently high electricity demand in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the regional transmission organization for most of the state.

SESCO has announced their training schedule for 2026. With the overwhelming success of participation and positive client feedback in 2025 the following provides our topics and dates.

Epiroc is expanding the capabilities of its autonomous underground mine trucks by enabling operation in surface environments, using 3D LiDAR technology for localization, mapping, and obstacle detection.