Our reliance on inexpensive coal-based electricity enhances our nation's energy security, because coal is a domestically abundant energy resource. At current usage rates, that is about a 250-year supply of coal for the country Coal reserves are found in 38 states, and the production of coal creates jobs in the mining, transportation, and other related sectors.
Electricity is vital to the quality of life in the Carolinas.
For the foreseeable future, coal must be an essential part of our energy supply. It cannot easily be replaced.