Coal, the power behind your workplace

Coal has a major impact on every aspect of the American workforce. It provides Americans with jobs, generates the reliable electricity we need to get our work done and helps business costs remain affordable – allowing companies to keep employees at work.

Olivia Albright, owner of AOA Products in Toledo, Ohio, depends on low-cost energy to operate her packaging machines – and leave her with enough money to meet payroll.

Almost half of our nation’s energy comes from coal. It generates 85 percent of the electricity in Ohio, providing Olivia’s company – and millions of others in the Buckeye state – with a steady source of power.

“Coal keeps my small business running,” Olivia says.

Indeed, coal helps keep the U.S. economy strong.

According to a 2006 Pennsylvania State University study, if coal were removed from our energy portfolio, the U.S. could lose up to 6.8 million jobs and $1 trillion of gross economic output by 2015.