SUGAR LAND, TEXAS--December 26, 2018--Written by John Egan for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Despite President Donald Trump's efforts to support the coal industry, coal use among U.S. utilities is projected to fall to a 39-year low this year, and then drop again in 2019, according to a December 4 report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) (Washington, D.C.). For more on that report, see December 5, 2018, article - EIA: U.S. Coal Consumption Drops to Lowest Level Since 1979, an Industrial Info Market Brief.

Within this article: Recently announced U.S. coal-fired power plant closures. Other companies featured: Xcel Energy Incorporated (NYSE:XEL), Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR), NiSource Incorporated (NYSE:NI), Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated (NYSE:BRK-A)