Providing Low Cost Fuel Since 1913
Bucyrus-Erie 50B
Shovel
Cleaning the top of
the Lignite Seam
Started in 1913
In North Dakota 1957
Modern surface coal mining is safe,
efficient…..
…and environmentally sound
Should This Land
Be Mined For Coal?
…IT ALREADY WAS!
North American Coal is
Committed to SAFETY!
3-Time Winner of the US Department of
Labor Sentinels of Safety Award
recognizing the
SAFEST COAL MINE IN THE COUNTRY
Coteau, Beulah, ND (1985 & 2008)
Sabine, Hallsville, TX (2010)
+163% Electricity from Coal
- 49% NOx
- 68% SO2
- 75% PM10
Coal is Abundant!
Global Share of
Recoverable
Coal Reserves
North Dakota has an over
800 year supply of Lignite
Coal at today’s production
levels
For many countries, coal
(lignite) is their only
domestic energy supply
Source: US Energy
Information Administration
Coal Fuels the Bulk of
America’s Electrical Supply
US Electricity by Generation
Source: US Energy Information Administration 2010
Electricity rate (cents/kilowatthour)
When coal-fired power goes
down, electricity rates go up
Minnesota
23rd lowest
North Dakota
3rd lowest
North Dakota, Utah, Kentucky, Wyoming
>90% coal-fired
California, Maine, New York, Connecticut
10% or less coal-fired
Coal’s Economic Impact
in North Dakota
• Over $1 Billion of total economic impact
• Over $93 Million of State Tax Revenue
• 28,000 Jobs
• 4,000 Direct jobs
• 24,000 Indirect jobs
Source: "North Dakota Lignite Energy Industry's Contribution to the State Economy
for 2009 and Projected for 2010," April 2010, Randal C. Coon & F. Larry Leistritz,
NDSU Agricultural Economics Publication AAE 10001
The Real World
• On This Planet Earth…
– USA has 307 Million People
– 2.6 Billion People Live on less than $2
per day
– 2 Billion People have limited access to
electricity
– 1.5 Billion People have no electricity at
all!
Developing Countries Understand the
Importance of Low-Cost Electricity!
China
United States
India
Germany
Threats to Low-Cost Electricity
in the US
• EPA Regulations
• Surface Mining Regulations
• Administration Policies
(NLRB, “Guidelines”)
• Foreign Demand
• Energy Exports
Boiler MACT, Stream Protection, and other
regulations are also threatening many other
industries.
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North Versailles , PA
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