The coal renaissance promised by United States President Donald Trump has failed to materialise, with gas still firmly in place as the country’s preferred fuel for power and industry while key White House policy plans are held at a regulatory impasse.
In an embarrassing setback for the Trump administration, earlier this month US power grid regulator the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) rejected a directive put forward by Energy Secretary Rick Perry to support ageing coal and nuclear power plants. Perry wanted to subsidise plants that...
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