Cost of transporting coal to power plants rose almost 50% in 10 years

Cost of transporting coal to power plants rose almost 50% in 10 years

The average cost of shipping coal by railroad to power plants increased almost 50 percent in the U.S. from 2001 to 2010, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA).http://www.power-eng.com/articles/2012/11/cost-of-transporting-coal-to-power-plants-rose-almost-50-percent-in-10-years.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+power-engineering-latest-news-rss+%28Power+Engineering+Latest+News%29