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The current coal boom doesn't mean the industry will fire up production anytime soon

by Justin Hicks
Jun 10, 2022
The price of coal has risen due to a surge in global demand. Still, signs point toward a continued decline for the U.S. coal sector.
David Byrd looks out over a large pile of coal in his backyard. He sells the pieces to customers for heating or to blacksmiths who need a higher quality than what power plants typically use.
Justin Hicks/Louisville Public Media
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Our power grid, then and now

by Jed Kim
Aug 13, 2018
A lot has changed since the Northeast blackout of 2003.
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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Trump, Perry propose a lifeline for coal and nuclear sectors that critics say is unnecessary and would be harmful

by Scott Tong
Jun 5, 2018
The latest directive would allow the Energy Department to use a complex wartime law in the interest of national security.
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Why the lights are still out in parts of Puerto Rico

by Marketplace Weekend Staff
Jan 12, 2018
A check in on the state of recovery after Hurricane Maria
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GE to cut 12,000 jobs as demand for fossil fuel power stations falls

by Aaron Schrank
Dec 7, 2017
General Electric Co. announced today it’s cutting 12,000 jobs in its core power business worldwide, as demand for coal and other fossil fuels softens. It’s the latest move by new CEO John Flannery to cut costs and turn things around at the struggling conglomerate, whose stock plunged 44 percent this year. GE Power is the company’s […]
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Working to get the lights back on in Puerto Rico

by Marketplace Weekend Staff
Dec 1, 2017
Crews from New York are among those restoring power in Old San Juan.
Con Edison crews from New York help restore power in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Mark Dye
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The challenges of restoring power to Puerto Rico

by Lizzie O'Leary
Nov 29, 2017
"When will we have power?" Why there isn't a straight answer.
Downed power lines stretch along a street in Hatillo, Puerto Rico. Parts of the island are still without power.
Joanne Griffith/Marketplace
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Hurricane power outages: Why is the grid so vulnerable?

by Scott Tong
Oct 7, 2016
More than a million customers have lost power in Hurricane Matthew's aftermath.
Lights were out today on Highway A1A in Cocoa Beach, Florida, from Hurricane Matthew's winds. 
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Puerto Rico faces debt deadline

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jun 29, 2015
Governor says the commonwealth doesn't have the funds to make the July 1 payments.
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Japan struggles to build a new electricity network

by Scott Tong
Mar 11, 2015
The expansion of solar power to replace nuclear has hit a wall: The capacity of Japan's grid.
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