EnergyWire: Coal will retain a key role in U.S. energy supplies as U.S. EPA strives to preserve reliability while developing a rule intended to limit carbon emissions from power plants, Administrator Gina McCarthy said yesterday.
"Conventional fuels like coal and natural gas are going to play a critical role in a diverse U.S. energy mix for years to come," McCarthy said here at the annual IHS CERAWeek energy conference. "This rule will not change that. It will recognize that."
McCarthy, speaking to a group...