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The Future of Coal: Energy Generation & Non-Energy Uses

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CONSOL is one of the largest underground U.S. coal producers, located just south of Pittsburgh
in Canonsburg, PA.
Ironically, the transition to renewable energy sources like wind and solar energy rely heavily on
coal as it will be a critical part of the steel and concrete used producing wind turbines,
transmission lines and other items needed to get power to consumers. Plus, it will be much
longer than people realize, if ever, that renewables can handle the baseload to meet our
country’s energy needs. Coal currently represents 35% of the power produced in the world and
approximately 15% in the United States. CONSOL created a public education campaign called
Not So Fast that addresses this issue. It is fact-based (with references cited) and focuses on

how the transition to renewables will be slower than most people think and may result in many
unintended consequences. Coal will always be a viable and much-needed product. See
www.thecoalhardtruth.com for more information about the campaign.
Also, more than half of the coal that CONSOL produces is used for non-power generation uses
like steel and concrete production, water filtration, fertilizer and many other products we all need
in our daily lives.
Through CONSOL Innovations, they have been working on numerous new products and
solutions that are bringing coal to new commercial applications. These involve advanced carbon
fibers for aerospace parts, building materials and even graphite to be used in EV batteries.