[bigbob]

I can’t get the page to come up, but why is coal consumption down? Seems like it all goes for power generation, which has been declining somewhat but not that much...

[exit82]

I think coal has gone down due to conversions of power plants to natural gas from coal.

[Vince Ferrer]

A lot of coal plants are being shut down in favor of natural gas.

[spokeshave]

I can’t get the page to come up, but why is coal consumption down? Seems like it all goes for power generation, which has been declining somewhat but not that much.

Remember when Obama said "I'm going to bankrupt the coal and electricity companies"

Well...he did it

The largest pillar of the coal industry has now fallen. In filing for bankruptcy last week, Peabody Energy joined Arch Coal, Patriot Coal, Walter Energy and Alpha Natural Resources among the largest coal mining companies recently facing this fate.