Energy Department Keeps Grids Running Via Coal, Natural Gas
Energy Department Keeps Grids Running Via Coal, Natural Gas Catherine Salgado | 7:46 PM on June 16, 2026 AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan Reliable electricity is always important, but especially on the hottest days of summer. Department of Energy (DOE) is still relying on natural gas and coal to secure electricity grids. It also uses misnamed “renewables” and nuclear energy.
- ▪Energy Department Keeps Grids Running Via Coal, Natural Gas Catherine Salgado | 7:46 PM on June 16, 2026 AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan Reliable electricity is always important, but especially on the hottest days of summer.
- ▪Department of Energy (DOE) is still relying on natural gas and coal to secure electricity grids.
- ▪It also uses misnamed “renewables” and nuclear energy.
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Energy Department Keeps Grids Running Via Coal, Natural Gas Catherine Salgado | 7:46 PM on June 16, 2026 AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan Reliable electricity is always important, but especially on the hottest days of summer. That’s why the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is still relying on natural gas and coal to secure electricity grids. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_3"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_3"]]) }); On June 11, the DOE issued an order under Federal Power Act Section 202(c) related to Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (“DEC”) and Duke Energy Progress, LLC (“DEP”), which together are known as Duke Energy.
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