Too bad we burn it to generate electricity when we have plenty of lignite to burn but won’t.
Yep, we need to use Nat Gas for peaking and coal for base load.
The problem with all of the lignite mines in Texas is that they have already stripped all of the “easy” stuff and now they must dig deeper, which costs more. Also, they have to reclaim the land. It is cheaper to bring in bituminous coal from Utah and Wyoming. Watch the coal trains come down from Amarillo.