This will be vitally important in eventually crafting a bi-partisan energy bill. At present, coal provides over half of our nation's electricity. We must find ways to make our primary fuel sources even more efficient, and find ways to increase the capacity of our other energy resources. American consumers need clean, affordable, reliable electricity. The technologies contained in this bill will help provide increasingly efficient electricity generation.
Efficiency equals conservation, and conservation is key to meeting our future energy needs.
More than half of America's electricity is generated from coal. Coal is our nation's most abundant energy resource, accounting for more than 90 percent of all fossil energy reserves and representing a secure supply for the next 250 years. Modern technologies have made coal-fired generation increasingly clean.