About US
Our mission is to provide effective leadership for the coal industry, ultimately enhancing the ability of the Kentucky coal industry to compete in domestic and world coal markets. Our membership represents both Eastern and Western Kentucky operations that mine coal through surface and underground methods. This diversity helps us build a consensus approach in problem solving and proactively works to resolve the complex issues facing the coal industry.
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Kentucky Coal Association Announces New President/Executive Director
The Kentucky Coal Association has selected Sam McKown as its new president and executive director. “I am excited to build on and continue the vital mission of the Kentucky Coal Association,” said McKown. “A cornerstone industry of the Commonwealth, coal not only powers Kentucky, but it supports thousands of jobs from one end of our […]
Happy Thanksgiving!
The staff of the Kentucky Coal Association wishes each and every one of you a happy holiday season filled with love, laughter, and family. Happy Thanksgiving!
Lies, Damn Lies, and the Sierra Club
“The Sierra Club lives in some weird Orwellian world where up is down and left is right, where “reality” is whatever they decide it to be. Fortunately, most people don’t live in that world. We live in a world bounded by objective reality — a world where people need reliable energy, not fairy dust and […]
The Kentucky House passed HJR 77 with a 94-0 vote, directing the state’s Energy Planning and Inventory Commission to assess coal resource viability and energy affordability in Eastern Kentucky. Should the measure enter into law, the study will cover recoverable reserves, production economics, workforce capacity, and coal’s role in the state generation mix. For an industry managing a generational transition, baseline data is how sound planning starts. #KYCoal ... See MoreSee Less
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MISO's 2026/2027 capacity auction offer window closed March 31 with preliminary data showing a 1.9 GW shortfall — 135.6 GW of accredited capacity against 137.5 GW of projected need. Western Kentucky falls within MISO territory. As demand rises and reliable generation retires faster than it can be replaced, the gap between what the grid needs and what it has continues to narrow. Final results post April 28. #KYCoal #GridReliability ... See MoreSee Less
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Global data center investment reached $580 billion by end of 2025. U.S. Energy Information Administration analysis shows that under high data center demand growth, coal provides the majority of additional electricity generation across PJM, MISO, and SERC — the grid regions that serve Kentucky. Existing coal plants have spare capacity that no other source can match on the timeline the grid requires. #kycoal #GridReliability ... See MoreSee Less
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