. . . natural gas, and renewable power sources,
. . . . . . are driving expensive coal,
. . . . . . out of the competitive market.
Simultaneously, a number of factors – including
. . . . . . increasingly more efficient lighting, and appliances.
. . . . . . . . . have caused energy consumption to plateau, and
. . . . . . . . . even decrease in some areas.
Meanwhile, job growth in clean energy,
. . . (wind, solar, and energy efficiency)
. . . . . . far outpaces coal jobs,
. . . . . . more than 3-to-one.
11-15-2017 Source: Is #Coal, just too expensive?