procurement practices by coal- and natural gas-fired electricity generating plants in the United States following state … detailed dataset that links confidential, shipment-level data on the price of virtually all of the fuel delivered to coal- and … price of coal drops by 12% at deregulated plants relative to matched plants that were not subject to any regulatory change …

against meeting this demand especially by using fossil fuels (coal), oil and natural gas. The alarming pollutant effect of … coal consumption, high oil prices and the EU dependence on the import of oil are just a few of the challenges for which the … stands as an example in this respect.Comparing all the advantages and disadvantages generated by the use of coal as the main …

railroads that transport coal from mines to power plants, use this information to capture economic rents that would otherwise …

This paper evaluates changes in fuel procurement practices by coal- and gas-fired power plants in the United States … plants substantially reduce the price paid for coal (but not gas), and tend to employ less capital-intensive sulfur abatement … more productive coal mines. I show how these results lend support to theories of asymmetric information, capital bias, and …