copenlu/druid huggingface dataset:
Claim: The United States had 589 coal-fired plants 10 years ago, and “we're down to 504. … We are the only nation that has reduced our reliance (on) coal energy." (Joe Manchin, 2021-12-16)
Evidence (2021-11-16): "The United States had 589 (coal-fired plants) 10 years ago," Manchin said during the Nov. 16 hearing. [...] Data from the tracker show that there are 498 coal-fired units in the U.S., and that’s not far from 504. [...] Champenois said that the U.S has retired more capacity, measured in gigawatts, than any other country since 2000, which supports Manchin’s assertion that no other country has reduced its reliance on coal for energy as much as the U.S. has.
Claim: The United States had 589 coal-fired plants 10 years ago, and “we're down to 504. … We are the only nation that has reduced our reliance (on) coal energy." (Joe Manchin, 2021-12-16)
Evidence (2024-03-26): - United States: Despite electricity demand increasing in the United States, coal-fired generation fell by almost 8% in 2022, reversing a 15% increase in 2021. The decrease in coal output was balanced by an increase in generation from natural gas and strong growth in renewables. [...] As of end-year 2023, 84 countries had agreed to phase out coal or to not develop new unabated coal power plants, collectively accounting for around 30% of current coal consumption for electricity generation. Of these countries, 37 have incorporated coal phase-out targets with specified dates in national plans -- most are in Europe, and 80% are advanced economies. They include countries with a strong reliance on coal-fired power such as Poland, Czechia and Montenegro. [...] Given the dependence of a number of countries and regions on coal, the closure of power plants could have significant economic and social consequences. Coal-dependent regions are often highly specialised "mono-industry" areas, where the economy and the local identity are closely tied to the coal value chain.
Claim: The United States had 589 coal-fired plants 10 years ago, and “we're down to 504. … We are the only nation that has reduced our reliance (on) coal energy." (Joe Manchin, 2021-12-16)
Evidence (2024-09-29): Coal power in the United States [...] Coal has been used to generate electricity in the United States since an Edison plant was built in New York City in 1882.[9] The first AC power station was opened by General Electric in Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania in 1902, servicing the Webster Coal and Coke Company.[9] By the mid-20th century, coal had become the leading fuel for generating electricity in the US. The long, steady rise of coal-fired generation of electricity shifted to a decline after 2007. The decline has been linked to the increased availability of natural gas, decreased consumption,[10] renewable power, and more stringent environmental regulations. The Environmental Protection Agency has advanced restrictions on coal plants to counteract mercury pollution, smog, and global warming. [...] In 2023, the United States experienced a notable decrease in coal capacity, with 9.7 gigawatts (GW) of coal power being retired. This represents a reduction in the rate of coal plant retirements compared to previous years, suggesting a deceleration in the phasing out of coal infrastructure in the country.[32]
Claim: The United States had 589 coal-fired plants 10 years ago, and “we're down to 504. … We are the only nation that has reduced our reliance (on) coal energy." (Joe Manchin, 2021-12-16)
Evidence (2020-12-02): From today’s perspective – as efforts increase around the world to accelerate clean energy transitions and reduce emissions from carbon-intensive fuels like coal – the past ten years look like a period in which global coal demand remained stubbornly high. Within the coal industry, however, it is a decade that fell short of initial high expectations. For example, the CEO of a major US coal producer was quoted by the Wall Street Journal in February 2011 as saying, "I actually think that the next decade for coal is going to be one of the best ever." [...] The shift in the market environment has resulted in changes in the global coal industry. Ten years ago, the world’s largest coal producers consisted of major multi-commodity miners (Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, Anglo American and Glencore), US companies (Peabody Energy and Arch Coal) and three state-owned behemoths (Coal India, Shenhua Group and China Coal).
Claim: The United States had 589 coal-fired plants 10 years ago, and “we're down to 504. … We are the only nation that has reduced our reliance (on) coal energy." (Joe Manchin, 2021-12-16)
Evidence (2024-10-04): Although coal-fired power plants have no mandatory retirement age, power plant owners and operators have reported to EIA that they plan to retire 28%, or 59 gigawatts (GW), of the coal-fired capacity currently operating in the United States by 2035. As of September 2021, 212 GW of utility-scale coal-fired electric-generating capacity was operating in the United States, most of which was built in the 1970s and 1980s, according to our Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory. [...] Coal-fired plants in particular have been identified as a large source of CO2 emissions. As a result, many states with clean energy standards have required a reduction or complete phase-out of coal-fired generation, even though some units may still be economically viable. As a result of continued pressure on coal generation to reduce CO2 emissions, the number of coal plants planning to retire between now and 2035 is likely to increase. As of September 2021, developers have not reported plans to install any new utility-scale coal-fired power plants in the United States, according to our Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory.
Claim: The United States had 589 coal-fired plants 10 years ago, and “we're down to 504. … We are the only nation that has reduced our reliance (on) coal energy." (Joe Manchin, 2021-12-16)
Evidence (2023-01-30): Coal in decline nationwide U.S. coal-fueled electricity generation is in secular decline, falling from more than half of our annual electricity supply 20 years ago to less than 20% today. This decline was initially driven by natural gas competition and energy efficiency improvements reducing electricity demand. [...] The IRA has opened the doors to a bright future for coal plant communities. Replacing coal plants would mean creating tens of thousands of construction jobs, thousands long-term jobs in the clean economy, and drive hundreds of billions of dollars of new investment, while slashing 60% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector and preventing thousands of deaths, hospital admissions, and heart-attacks every year.
Claim: The United States had 589 coal-fired plants 10 years ago, and “we're down to 504. … We are the only nation that has reduced our reliance (on) coal energy." (Joe Manchin, 2021-12-16)
Evidence (2024-10-01): The United States uses a mix of energy sources [...] Fossil fuels have dominated the U.S. energy mix for more than 100 years, but the mix has changed over time.2 [...] The contribution of coal to total U.S. energy consumption has declined from about 37% in 1950 to 9% in 2023, largely because the U.S. electric power sector has increased use of other energy sources and reduced coal consumption. In terms of coal's total primary energy content, annual U.S. coal consumption peaked in 2005 at about 22.80 quads and production peaked in 1998 at about 24.05 quads. The energy content of total annual coal consumption has declined largely because the electric power sector has increased use of lower heat content coal. In 2023, coal production accounted for about 11% (11.81 quads) of U.S. total energy production.
Claim: The United States had 589 coal-fired plants 10 years ago, and “we're down to 504. … We are the only nation that has reduced our reliance (on) coal energy." (Joe Manchin, 2021-12-16)
Evidence (2024-01-01): All scenarios that meet climate goals feature a rapid decline in coal use. It is the most carbon-intensive fuel, predominantly used in a sector – electricity generation – where renewable energy options are the most cost-effective new sources in most markets. Global unabated coal use in the energy system falls by around 5% to 2030 in the STEPS, by 10% in the APS, and by 55% in the NZE. However, managing the move away from coal is not simple, especially when it proceeds at the speed required in the NZE where all unabated coal power generation stops by 2040. [...] Delivering emissions reductions from the existing fleet of coal-fired plants is an even more crucial component of climate action, but a much trickier challenge for public policy. Given the dependence of a number of countries and regions on coal, the closure or repurposing of coal mines and power plants could have significant economic and social consequences. Coal-dependent regions are often highly specialised "mono-industry" areas, where the economy and the local identity are closely tied to the coal value chain. Managing closures appropriately and successfully depends on planning for the impacts on affected workers and communities, and on the repurposing and reclamation of affected land. This is likely to entail long-term engagement by many different parts of government, as well as local businesses.
Claim: The United States had 589 coal-fired plants 10 years ago, and “we're down to 504. … We are the only nation that has reduced our reliance (on) coal energy." (Joe Manchin, 2021-12-16)
Evidence (2023-12-02): US joins in other nations in swearing off coal power to clean the climate DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States committed Saturday to the idea of phasing out coal power plants, joining 56 other nations in kicking the coal habit that’s a huge factor in global warming. [...] Coal power plants have already been shutting down across the nation due to economics, and no new coal facilities were in the works, so "we were heading to retiring coal by the end of the decade anyway," said climate analyst Alden Meyer of the European think-tank E3G. That’s because natural gas and renewable energy are cheaper, so it was market forces, he said.
Claim: The United States had 589 coal-fired plants 10 years ago, and “we're down to 504. … We are the only nation that has reduced our reliance (on) coal energy." (Joe Manchin, 2021-12-16)
Evidence (2024-10-04): U.S. coal production totaled 535 million short tons (MMst) in 2020, a 24% decrease from the 706 MMst mined in 2019 and the lowest level of coal production in the United States in any year since 1965. The decline of U.S. coal production in 2020 was largely the result of less demand for coal internationally and less U.S. electric power sector demand for coal. Lower natural gas prices made coal less competitive for power generation. U.S. coal-fired generation fell 20% from 2019. Natural gas prices started 2020 relatively low because mild winter weather led to less natural gas demand for space heating, and prices remained low as the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic reduced both natural gas production and consumption. [...] Tags: production/supply, coal, United States
Claim: The United States had 589 coal-fired plants 10 years ago, and “we're down to 504. … We are the only nation that has reduced our reliance (on) coal energy." (Joe Manchin, 2021-12-16)
Evidence (2021-12-12): "The United States had 589 (coal-fired plants) 10 years ago," Manchin said during the Nov. 16 hearing. [...] Have other countries reduced their reliance on coal? Champenois said that the U.S has retired more capacity, measured in gigawatts, than any other country since 2000, which supports Manchin’s assertion that no other country has reduced its reliance on coal for energy as much as the U.S. has.
Claim: The United States had 589 coal-fired plants 10 years ago, and “we're down to 504. … We are the only nation that has reduced our reliance (on) coal energy." (Joe Manchin, 2021-12-16)
Evidence (2023-03-20): As in past years, IEEFA expects the list of announced coal unit closures to continue to grow, shortening the list of the remaining units. The closure of the coal-fired units means a permanent shift in the mix of fuels used to power the U.S. electrical grid, since no new coal plants are being built to replace them. In 2011, when the peak of U.S. coal-fired generation capacity of 317.6GW was reached, coal was easily the most important fuel for the electric sector, responsible for 44% of the power produced. But a boom in gas plants—largely using inexpensive gas from fracking—and the rapid growth in wind and utility-scale solar facilities has put an end to coal’s supremacy. By the end of 2022, U.S. coal-fired capacity fell below 200 GW, a 38% decline. Power production has fallen even faster: In 2022, coal produced only 20% of the sector’s electricity, less than half its market share a decade ago. Already this year, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects coal’s market share to fall to 17%, and with another 80GW closing by 2030, IEEFA estimates that there is a strong possibility that coal’s power-market share will fall to 10% or lower.
Claim: The United States had 589 coal-fired plants 10 years ago, and “we're down to 504. … We are the only nation that has reduced our reliance (on) coal energy." (Joe Manchin, 2021-12-16)
Evidence (2023-03-20): The U.S. is on track to close half of its coal-fired generation capacity by 2026, just 15 years after it reached its peak in 2011. [...] Coal use by U.S. electric-power producers is falling quickly again after a short-lived post-pandemic recovery, possibly falling to only 400 million tons in 2023—less than half of what was used just 10 years ago. [...] U.S. utilities, all of which are engaged in long-term generation planning and capital spending budgets, have been finalizing their energy portfolio decisions. Most plans now include deep cuts or a complete phaseout in coal use (if they still have any), big buildouts of wind, solar, and battery storage, and a reliance on existing gas generation plants.
Claim: The United States had 589 coal-fired plants 10 years ago, and “we're down to 504. … We are the only nation that has reduced our reliance (on) coal energy." (Joe Manchin, 2021-12-16)
Evidence (2024-09-26): List of coal-fired power stations in the United States [...] Between 2010 and May 2019, 290 coal power plants, representing 40% of the U.S. coal generating capacity, closed. This was mainly due to competition from other generating sources, primarily cheaper and cleaner natural gas, as a result of the fracking boom, which has replaced so many coal plants that natural gas in 2019 accounted for 40% of the total electricity generation in the U.S., as well as the decrease in the cost of renewables.[5] However, some coal plants remain profitable because costs to other people due to the health and environmental impact of the coal industry (estimated to average 5 cents per kWh)[6][7] are not priced into the cost of generation. Some coal plants are considering only operating during periods of higher electricity demand, from December to February and from June to August.[8] Most plants are expected to close by 2039.[9]
Claim: The United States had 589 coal-fired plants 10 years ago, and “we're down to 504. … We are the only nation that has reduced our reliance (on) coal energy." (Joe Manchin, 2021-12-16)
Evidence (2024-03-13): Coal power took a big step toward the exit last year in the United States, as plants continue to close and the ones that remain are being used less than before. [...] - Coal-fired power plants generated 16.2 percent of the country’s electricity in 2023, a decrease from 19.7 percent in the prior year and down about half from a decade ago, according to the Energy Information Administration. The decline was largely due to utilities and grid operators relying more on natural gas power plants, which are much cheaper to build and operate than coal plants. The growth of renewable energy also contributed to coal’s retreat, but not nearly as much as the growth of gas. - The number of coal plants is continuing to fall. The country had 184 gigawatts of capacity of coal-fired power plants in 2023, down 6.4 percent from the prior year, according to EIA. One example is the 1,490-megawatt W.H. Sammis plant in northeast Ohio, which closed after years in which its owner, Energy Harbor, and the previous owner, FirstEnergy, let it sit idle most of the time.
Claim: The United States had 589 coal-fired plants 10 years ago, and “we're down to 504. … We are the only nation that has reduced our reliance (on) coal energy." (Joe Manchin, 2021-12-16)
Evidence (2023-12-18): Global coal power generation 2000-2023 - Number of operational coal power plants in the U.S. [...] Coal energy consumption in the United States 2022, by state [...] Number of operational coal-fired power plants in the United States as of 2024, by state -
Claim: The United States had 589 coal-fired plants 10 years ago, and “we're down to 504. … We are the only nation that has reduced our reliance (on) coal energy." (Joe Manchin, 2021-12-16)
Evidence (2023-04-04): But over the last decade, the U.S. energy sector has made a dramatic pivot away from the greenhouse gas-spewing fossil fuel. Research shows it continues to do so at an astonishing pace. Nearly half of the generating capacity seen in 2011 is expected to vanish by the end of 2026, according to a report published Monday by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, a nonprofit think-tank focused on the global energy transition. The analysis also found that coal use by U.S. electric-power producers could hit just 400 million tons this year. And roughly 40 percent of the country’s current coal-fired capacity is set to close by 2030. [...] The country’s current coal-fired electricity capacity is 184 gigawatts. That’s down 42 percent from the 318 gigawatts produced in 2011. As another 173 coal-fired power plants close or stop using coal in coming years, capacity is projected to hit 116 gigawatts by 2030. Coal’s precipitous decline has resulted in large part from the natural gas boom and the rise of renewable energy. Their falling costs — owing to technological innovations and government incentives, like those in the Inflation Reduction Act — have made it cheaper to replace 99 percent of operating U.S. coal plants with solar and wind farms, according to a recent study from climate and energy think-tank Energy Innovation. Last year, more electricity came from renewables than from coal for the first time in U.S. history.
Claim: The United States had 589 coal-fired plants 10 years ago, and “we're down to 504. … We are the only nation that has reduced our reliance (on) coal energy." (Joe Manchin, 2021-12-16)
Evidence (2022-05-13): Coal-fired generation declined across the country over the past decade, but it still provides over half of the electricity in eight states: West Virginia, Wyoming, Missouri, Kentucky, Utah, North Dakota, Indiana, and Nebraska. These eight states accounted for just 11 percent of U.S. power generation in 2020, but 38 percent of its coal-fired generation. Combined, the generation from coal in these states was 293 terawatt hours (TWh) in 2020. By comparison, wind generated 337 TWh across the United States in 2020. What happens to coal in these states is a crucial element of what happens to coal in the United States as a whole. [...] Coal has certainly lost ground even in coal country. In West Virginia, coal provided 88 percent of total generation in 2020, down from 97 percent in 2010. In Wyoming, coal went from 89 percent to 80 percent, and Missouri saw a similar shift. Elsewhere, the declines were sharper: Indiana’s system relied 90 percent on coal a decade ago; in 2020, just 53 percent. In Kentucky, coal reliance dropped from 93 percent to 69 percent. The direction of traffic is toward decarbonization, but the pace is uneven and, often, not rapid enough.
Claim: The United States had 589 coal-fired plants 10 years ago, and “we're down to 504. … We are the only nation that has reduced our reliance (on) coal energy." (Joe Manchin, 2021-12-16)
Evidence (2023-09-02): Joe Manchin stated on September 2, 2023 in a post on X: "Just in the last four years, $80 billion in federal funding has come to West Virginia — $22 billion more than we've ever received." Joe Manchin stated on August 26, 2022 in a tweet: West Virginia is poised to "receive $25M for 160 orphaned well clean-up projects across the state." Joe Manchin stated on August 28, 2022 in a tweet: "WV families making less than $400K & small businesses will NOT be targeted by the IRS." Joe Manchin stated on September 20, 2022 in a tweet: "Over the past 5 years, natural gas costs have gone up over 200%" in the United States. Joe Manchin stated on December 20, 2021 in a radio interview: The expanded child tax credit in the Build Back Better Act has "no means testing," so people making $200,000 and $400,000 would get "the same as someone making" $70,000. Joe Manchin stated on November 16, 2021 in a Senate hearing: The United States had 589 coal-fired plants 10 years ago, and "we're down to 504. … We are the only nation that has reduced our reliance (on) coal energy." [...] Joe Manchin stated on November 16, 2021 in a Senate hearing: The United States had 589 coal-fired plants 10 years ago, and "we're down to 504. … We are the only nation that has reduced our reliance (on) coal energy."
Claim: The United States had 589 coal-fired plants 10 years ago, and “we're down to 504. … We are the only nation that has reduced our reliance (on) coal energy." (Joe Manchin, 2021-12-16)
Evidence (2022-04-01): Skip to main contentSkip to article [...] Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy [...] Department of Energy and Climate Change
Claim: The United States had 589 coal-fired plants 10 years ago, and “we're down to 504. … We are the only nation that has reduced our reliance (on) coal energy." (Joe Manchin, 2021-12-16)
Evidence (2023-09-23): This is the full report, read the report summary. [...] Darren Jones, in the Chair [...] 10 Boyle, M (DPS0034)
Claim: The United States had 589 coal-fired plants 10 years ago, and “we're down to 504. … We are the only nation that has reduced our reliance (on) coal energy." (Joe Manchin, 2021-12-16)
Evidence (2023-10-23): Joe Manchin stated on November 16, 2021 in a Senate hearing: The United States had 589 coal-fired plants 10 years ago, and "we're down to 504. … We are the only nation that has reduced our reliance (on) coal energy." Carol Miller stated on July 28, 2021 in an article in RealClearEnergy: "We became a net exporter of natural gas in 2017, and until recently, our exports have exceeded our imports." Jennifer Granholm stated on September 8, 2021 in an interview on CNN: "West Virginia University just came out with a study that showed that there will be almost 20,000 jobs created in clean energy in West Virginia if (President Joe Biden’s) agenda is passed." Richard Ojeda stated on August 15, 2021 in a tweet: The United States spent "2 trillion dollars to train and equip the Afghan military over the past 20 years. They fell in a week." X posts stated on August 30, 2021 in on social media: "Near Morgantown, WV, a Moderna shipment truck crashed, hazmat dispatched, airspace shut down and now apparently Emergency Response is claiming the Department of Defense took it over." [...] Joe Manchin stated on November 16, 2021 in a Senate hearing: The United States had 589 coal-fired plants 10 years ago, and "we're down to 504. … We are the only nation that has reduced our reliance (on) coal energy."