West Virginia’s Coal-Fired Electric Generation Industry Poised to Meet Demand
There is a sudden, unexpected and massive rise in electricity demand occurring across the country due to a variety of factors converging before us.
Large power-gobbling data centers necessary to support our nation’s ever-increasing digital activities and the evolution of artificial intelligence technologies are a primary factor.
Our growing economy, the rise in remote work, personal technology reliance, and electric vehicle usage are also contributing to this demand.
This is great news for states like West Virginia, which generate more electricity than it consumes and has the capability and capacity to accommodate the expected growth in demand.
Not only is West Virginia blessed with indigenous coal supplies, but we also check the box for available land mass and plentiful water supplies necessary for power development.
Most importantly, West Virginia’s electric power ecosystem has at its core, a series of proven, high-output electric generating facilities driven by local fuel supplies that produce base load, affordable and reliable electricity.
This system also provides fifteen percent of the state’s total revenue and more than 50,000 good paying jobs. The taxes, fees and spending power generated by the coal and electric manufacturing industry continues to keep families and communities intact and thriving.
This is not an industry looking to come here or to disrupt our state’s fine-tuned electrical ecosystem and culture, but one that is here today sharing our goals and family values all throughout our great state.
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NMA Statement on NERC's Alarming Reliability Assessment
National Mining Association (NMA) president and CEO Rich Nolan issued the following statement on the release of the North American Electric Reliability Corp.'s (NERC) 2024 Long-term Reliability Assessment.
"NERC couldn't be clearer that the grid reliability math isn't adding up and that an increasingly dangerous situation will be untenable without a sharp change in policy. Surging electricity demand is colliding with an unworkable regulatory agenda that is producing self-imposed scarcity, undermining affordability and reliability. There should be no confusion: the nation's rapidly deteriorating grid reliability and surging power prices are the direct result of policy failure.
Rich Nolan
The incoming Trump administration has an urgent opportunity to respond to the pleas of the nation's reliability regulators, grid operators, utilities and the states to pursue a regulatory and energy policy pivot that addresses this unfolding electricity supply crisis. Fundamentally, we cannot short-change the bridge to our energy future, and that requires recognizing the ongoing critical importance of the fuel-secure, dispatchable power provided by the nation's coal fleet."
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Friends of Coal Ladies Auxiliary Christmas Drive
The Friends of Coal Ladies Auxiliary provide children and teens who are in need with Christmas gifts that include toys, games, coats, gloves, and pajamas. Each family is given food boxes filled with dried goods, hams, drinks and treats to support them through the holiday season. Toys are distributed to "Toys for Tots", Raleigh County Headstart and St. Francis Desales Giving Tree Project. Blankets and food boxes are given to First Baptist Church and homebound elderly.
They want to help as many as possible. If you would like to donate, please mail your gift to the address below or call the number to make a donation over the phone.
Thank you for the consideration.
Donations can be mailed to:
Friends of Coal Ladies Auxiliary
P O Box 1109
Beckley. WV 25802
304-255-1457 x20
www.friendsofcoalladies.com
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Stay With Coal
Below is an Op-Ed by Chris Hamilton, President/CEO, West Virginia Coal Association:
There is a sudden, unexpected and massive rise in electricity demand occurring across the country due to a variety of factors converging before us.
Large power-gobbling data centers necessary to support our nation’s ever-increasing digital activities and the evolution of artificial intelligence technologies are a primary factor.
Our growing economy, the rise in remote work, personal technology reliance, and electric vehicle usage are also contributing to this demand.
Chris Hamilton
This is great news for states like West Virginia, which generate more electricity than it consumes and has the capability and capacity to accommodate the expected growth in demand.
Not only is West Virginia blessed with indigenous coal supplies, but we also check the box for available land mass and plentiful water supplies necessary for power development.
Most importantly, West Virginia’s electric power ecosystem has at its core, a series of proven, high-output electric generating facilities driven by local fuel supplies that produce base load, affordable and reliable electricity.
This system also provides fifteen percent of the state’s total revenue and more than 50,000 good paying jobs. The taxes, fees and spending power generated by the coal and electric manufacturing industry continues to keep families and communities intact and thriving.
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National Miners Day 2024: Recognizing America’s Miners and the Vital Work They Do For Our Country
Each December 6th, we celebrate National Miners Day to recognize and applaud the skill, dedication, and hard work that miners put into providing many of the products essential to fulfilling America's most vital needs.
America's miners have historically been an invaluable part of our nation's workforce, supplying the minerals and raw materials for many critical needs like communications, energy, manufacturing, and infrastructure.
Today, thousands of miners supply the iron and coal necessary to produce steel, the sand and gravel needed to build our roads and bridges, and the copper and other important minerals essential to manufacturing electronics and batteries for electrical vehicles.
We honor current, retired and former miners, including those lost to accident or illness. In doing so, we recommit to ensuring that miners' safety and health must always be the first priority and concern in mining.
The National Mining Association (NMA) and CORESafety honor miners through our commitments to their well-being, both during and after their service.
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