Rhode Island and coal
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Contents
Introduction
There are no coal-fired power plants or coal mines in Rhode Island. Rhode Island is one of only two states with no coal-fired power plants; the other is Vermont.[1][2]
In 2005, Rhode Island emitted 10.5 tons of CO2 per person - about half the U.S. average, and the second-lowest level of carbon emissions per capita of any state in the country (after Vermont).[3] In 2005, 97.0% of Rhode Island's electric generating capacity came from natural gas-fired power plants.[1]
Citizen activism
History
Rhode Island has minor coal reserves, and small-scale coal mining operated in the state around the turn of the century. However, there are no longer any coal mines in the state.[4]
Legislative issues
Proposed coal plants
There are no proposals - either active or cancelled - to build coal-fired power plants in Rhode Island.
Coal lobbying groups
Coal power companies
Existing coal plants
There are no existing coal-fired power plants in Rhode Island.[1]
Major coal mines
There are no coal mines in Rhode Island.[2]
Citizen groups
Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2005, Energy Information Administration, accessed April 2008.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Coal Production and Number of Mines by State and Mine Type, Energy Information Administration, accessed June 2008.
- ↑ Rhode Island Energy Consumption Information, eRedux website, accessed June 2008.
- ↑ New England's Latest Industry in a Rhode Island Coal Mine, New York Times, Aug. 2, 1909.
Related SourceWatch articles
- Existing U.S. Coal Mines
- Existing U.S. Coal Plants
- US proposed coal plants (both active and cancelled)
- Coal plants cancelled in 2007
- Coal plants cancelled in 2008
- Profiles of other states (or click on the map)
