Friends of Coal

06/18/2026

Tell the PSC: Protect West Virginia Coal, Jobs, and Ratepayers
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06/12/2026

06/08/2026

Tell the PSC: Protect West Virginia Coal, Jobs, and Ratepayers.

FirstEnergy/Mon Power has proposed adding a new 1,200 MW natural gas plant as part of its regulated generation portfolio — a decision that could have long-term consequences for coal jobs, coal communities, electric reliability, and utility customers.

The West Virginia Coal Association has filed testimony questioning whether the project is truly necessary and whether it is the least-cost option for Mon Power customers.

Now the PSC needs to hear from Friends of Coal.

Submit a comment urging the Commission to protect West Virginia coal, reliable baseload power, and affordable electric rates.

Dedicated to inform and educate West Virginia citizens about the coal industry and its vital role in the state's future

06/06/2026

Americas Coal Associations Applauds Pres. Trump, U.S. DOE Announcement of Funding for New Coal-Fired Power Plants, Coal Plant Upgrades and Western Export Terminal

A unified, nonprofit voice for West Virginia’s coal industry—advocating safety, sustainability, jobs, and energy reliability while informing policymakers and the public.

06/05/2026

AMERICAN COAL 🤝 NATIONAL SECURITY

Today, the Energy Department is deploying Defense Production Act funding to expand U.S. coal capacity at 13 coal-fired plants nationwide, bolstering American energy security.

06/05/2026

President Trump is preparing one of the most direct federal boosts for coal in years.

The plan: nearly $700 million in support, pushed through the Defense Production Act, the 1950 law built for national-security emergencies.

This time, the target isn't tanks or medical supplies.

It's coal plants, coal logistics and export capacity.

According to the reported package, $425 million would go toward upgrades at 13 existing coal-fired power plants.

Another $185 million would be used to match private funding for coal facilities in Alaska, Maryland and West Virginia.

A further $75 million would support the long-debated West Gateway coal export terminal in Northern California.

The administration's argument is simple: America needs firm power for defense, industry and the growing electricity appetite of AI data centers.

Coal, in that view, isn't just an old fuel.

It's backup power with strategic value.

The move comes after Trump formally tied coal supply chains and baseload generation to national defense in an April 2026 determination.

That document said coal mining, terminals, stockpiles, rail and barge logistics, and power-plant life-extension work were essential industrial resources.

Critics will see the package as a taxpayer rescue for an industry pushed down by cheaper gas, renewables and environmental pressure.

And the numbers show why this is a fight against gravity.

Coal once supplied more than half of U.S. electricity.

Today, it's closer to 16%.

Still, Washington is signaling one thing clearly: coal may be smaller, but under this administration, it isn't finished.

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06/05/2026

The future is coal-fired!

It was an incredible honor to be in the Oval Office today to hear announce historic funding for a new, beautiful clean coal power plant in my district in West Virginia.

Coal built this country, and it will power our future!

06/05/2026

The great comeback of Clean, Beautiful American coal.

06/04/2026

The White House