Virginia will be using more coal for electricity production in the future than it has in the past for a number of reasons that become more evident and pressing every day.
We cannot go on squandering limited natural gas supplies on unlimited burning for electricity production when coal is so much more economical. Nor can we expect to see more nuclear power any time soon, not if Congress continues to drag its feet in appropriating funds for loan guarantees to support construction of new nuclear plants. These nuclear plants, which are estimated to cost at least $7 billion each, are not expected to begin commercial operation until 2016, at the earliest.
Coal: For clean, affordable electricity
