Now that the Century Mine in Belmont County has closed, we take a look at the state of the coal industry in Ohio.
A representative of the Century Mine’s current owner did not respond to a request for comment.Ohio's controversial House Bill 6 grants payments to two coal-fired power plants. And while that leg up won’t save coal in the long run, it could help power plants and mines delay closing.Ohio lawmakers also erected clean energy roadblocks, passing a law last year that lets county commissioners block wind and solar projects. No such barrier exists for oil, natural gas, or coal.
In 2021, 6.47% of the electricity energizing that grid came from renewable energy and 22.04% came from coal. Those figures were 4.46% and 34.27% respectively in 2016. Coal suppliers face expensive regulatory burdens such as the 1977 Surface Mining and Reclamation Act, which requires mine owners toAnd the EPA this year moved to better regulate the open-air ponds where coal plants keep their waste, which is called coal ash. Some coal producers said the move couldMine employment in Ohio fell by nearly half in just one year, according to the U.S.
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