Coal Age

For more than 100 years, Coal Age has been the magazine readers can trust for guidance and insight on this important industry. It remains the most widely read and most respected magazine in the industry. Globally, the demand for coal continues to grow as industrialized and developing nations' demand for low-cost energy increases. Over the next two decades, the U.S. Department of Energy has forecast total worldwide energy demand will grow more than 55% and coal use is forecast to grow 74%. The U.S. produced more than 1 billion tons of coal in 2009 and the industry was expecting to match that performance in 2010. More than 93% of coal consumption in the U.S. is used for electrical power generation. As a fuel source, coal continues to provide nearly 50% of total electricity generation in the U.S. Electricity demand is a function of gross domestic product and residential demand. The economic downturn had a big impact on the U.S. coal industry.