Burning Coal, Burning Cash

In 2008, Arkansas imported all the coal used by its power plants, resulting in $463 million leaving the state, primarily to Wyoming. The state's electricity mix was 47.5% coal, with Entergy Arkansas and its White Bluff plant being the largest importers. The document argues that Arkansas could reduce this dependence and stimulate its local economy by adopting energy efficiency resource standards and renewable electricity standards, leveraging its potential for wind, solar, geothermal, and biomass energy.

• In 2008, Arkansas imported 100% of the coal used by its power plants, resulting in a total expenditure of $463 million that left the state, with the majority of supplies originating from Wyoming.
• Entergy Arkansas was the state's primary importer of coal, accounting for over 80% of the total imported coal cost at $386 million, while the White Bluff coal plant in Redfield was the single largest spending entity at $196 million.
• Arkansas ranks highly in coal import dependence: it spent the 8th most on net imports relative to gross state product (0.47%), the 11th most per person ($162), and is the 12th most dependent on net imports as a share of total power use (50%).

APA

Union of Concerned Scientists (2010). Burning Coal, Burning Cash. https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/2019-09/UCS-BCBC-factsheet-Arkansas.pdf

Chicago

Union of Concerned Scientists. Burning Coal, Burning Cash. 2010. https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/2019-09/UCS-BCBC-factsheet-Arkansas.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{unionofconcernedscientists2010burning, author = {{Union of Concerned Scientists}}, title = {{Burning Coal, Burning Cash}}, institution = {Union of Concerned Scientists}, year = {2010}, month = may, url = {https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/2019-09/UCS-BCBC-factsheet-Arkansas.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }