Ohio Coal Association

12/16/2024

Today the Ohio Coal Association presented the “Lifetime Achievement Award” to Tom Young of Columbiana County. Tom recently retired as CEO of Hilltop Energy and proudly spent more than 50 years in the coal industry. Congratulations to Tom for all of his service to Ohio coal and his decades of dedicated service on the Association’s Board of Directors.

11/09/2024

Enjoyed my time in St. Clairsville to attend the Ohio Coal Association auction! Had the opportunity to discuss and explore ways to support our coal communities. It's essential to work together to ensure a sustainable future for Trumbull County.

09/04/2024

Thanks Rep. Santucci for visiting to see where Ohio and American Energy begins. Appreciate all of our legislators who are .

08/23/2024

08/23/2024

10/23/2023

Coal is an important part of our energy portfolio that provides affordable and reliable electricity. Great evening with friends and colleagues at the Ohio Coal Association!

09/18/2023

Join the Ohio Coal Association at our annual PAC Auction! RSVP at [email protected]

09/05/2023

Happy Coal Miners Week! Thank you to the Ohio Coal Miner for helping keep the lights on and our economy moving.

Enacted in 2012, the week of Labor Day is "Ohio Coal Miners Week," honoring the citizens of Ohio who work or have worked in the coal mines of our state. According to the Ohio Coal Association, the Ohio coal industry provides 33,000+ jobs and powers over 69% of our electric grid!

09/01/2023

American coal is playing a powerhouse role in the global energy game. Last year alone, the U.S. sent a whopping 84.8 million short tons of coal to 71 countries! U.S. coal is stepping up when the world needs it the most.

Meeting Global Demand How important is American coal to the global energy mix? Consider that in 2022 U.S. coal exports went to 71 countries and U.S. coal played a critical role in helping Europe pivot away from Russian energy, filling yawning supply gaps during the worst energy crisis since the 1970...

08/29/2023

The grid is at its breaking point right now. If coal plants continue to be wontonly shut down by and , even another mild year of weather won't keep the lights on.

The power system has held up so far in record-breaking temperatures despite predictions that extreme heat could cause a crash. Here's why.

08/28/2023

ALERT: U.S. EPA's carbon rule is threatening to turn off the lights in Ohio. Grid operators decry the detrimental effect on grid reliability, the chilling effect on investment, and EPA's unrealistic mandate of unworkable technologies.

On May 23, EPA proposed a rule to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from most fossil fuel power plants. (The proposal and supporting documents total almost 700 pages.) Initially, EPA allowed only 60 days for public comment on the proposal. Despite requests from Members of Congress, grid operators and....