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Another difficult year for the American coal industry suggests more to come as old plants are retired and replaced by cleaner, cheaper generation. “There’s very little upside,” one analyst said.

“More jobs will be created than those that are lost,” concludes the author of a study that finds net gains for economies that embrace the global shift to cleaner energy.

By seizing the day rather than fighting the tide, utilities can profitably harness the trend away from coal-fired power generation—and to the simultaneous benefit of ratepayers and investors alike. 

Germany’s environment minister says the government is committed to ensuring that coal workers are given new job opportunities in the fast-changing energy economy.

Delta Montrose Electric Association’s exit from a long-term deal with coal-heavy Tri-State Generation & Transmission shows how renewables are “upending the economics of power production in the American West.”

A federal judge dealt a “potentially fatal” blow to a proposal to build a $680 million coal-export dock in Longview, Wash. The project has long been on economically fragile footing.

Fundamental changes in how electricity is generated suggest that industry hopes for a rebound in demand for U.S. coal this winter are most likely unfounded.

Land reclamation and site remediation around the coal-fired Navajo Generation Station and Kayenta Mine will require years to complete and likely employ hundreds of former plant and mine workers.

One of the biggest electricity companies in the western U.S. says that half its 22-plant coal-fired fleet is more expensive to run than what gas- or renewables-powered generation would cost.

The company, which owns struggling mines in Montana and Wyoming, has asked a bankruptcy court to let it set aside $1.5 million quarterly for executive pay perks as it restructures.