According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), the U.S. generates more electricity between January 2024 and April 2025 than it was in the same period in 2024. [emphasis, links added]
According to EIA data and expert analysis shared by the Daily Caller News Foundation, coal generation rates climbed nearly 25% in early 2024 compared to the same window in 2024.
Despite former President Joe Biden President Donald Trump has signed a series of executive orders to boost the coal industry, while his administration targets increasingly large coal-fired power plants rules to secure the grid.
“The increase in coal generation reflects the reality that we need more electricity, Burning more coal is the cheapest, fastest and most reliable way to produce”, Steve Milloy, a senior policy researcher at the Institute of Energy and Environmental Law, told DCNF.
“The growth in electricity demand comes after about 15 years of candid demand. But with AI and the reindustrialization of the United States, demand is back and so is coal.”
According to EIA data, electricity consumption is expected to set record creativity in the next few years, with demand in the business sector expected to increase by 8% in 2025 and 2026, according to EIA data.
According to a report by ICF International, electricity demand will grow as much as 25% by 2030.
According to North American Electricity Reliability Corporation (NERC), the major grid regulator, the U.S. power demand presents an “urgent demand” for power resources.
Trump declared a national energy emergency on the first day of the Oval Office, demand for the age of power infrastructure surged and was phased out, and expectations for a longing data center grew as the technology sector expanded.
Although former climate envoy John Kerry claimed in November 2021 that the United States will be in 2030 So far, several coal-fired power plants have delayed retirement in 2025 to help meet U.S. energy needs.
“What we're seeing is a return to common sense. American businesses and grid operators are aware of this. Affordable, reliable energy, rather than a virtue signal about the so-called “green energy”, is the basis of economic prosperity,Jason Isaac, founder and CEO of the American Energy Institute, told DCNF.
“The growth in coal generation reflects the urgent need to keep the grid stable and provide manageable costs for working families.”
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