The U.S. has promised to phase out all coal power plants, and to avoid building any new ones. How will this affect our energy grid and the people who rely on these plants, both for energy and for employment?

From Boston Herald. The United States committed to the idea of phasing out coal power plants, joining 56 other nations …

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U.S. Special Envoy John Kerry announced over the weekend that America was joining the Powering Past Coal Alliance, which means the Biden Administration commits to building no new coal plants and phasing out existing plants. No date was given for when the existing plants would have to go, but other Biden regulatory actions and international commitments already in the works had meant no coal by 2035. …

As of October, just under 20% of the U.S. electricity is powered by coal, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. The amount of coal burned in the United States last year is less than half what it was in 2008. …

The U.S. had been pushing other nations, especially China and India which are building new coal plants pell-mell, to get rid of the fuel …