Arch Coal (ACI)

 

Coal contains impurities, including but not limited to sulfur, mercury, chlorine, carbon and other elements or compounds, many of which are released into the air when coal is burned. Stricter environmental regulations of emissions from coal-fueled power plants could increase the costs of using coal thereby reducing demand for coal as a fuel source and the volume and price of our coal sales. Stricter regulations could make coal a less attractive fuel alternative in the planning and building of power plants in the future.

 

Proposed reductions in emissions of mercury, sulfur dioxides, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter or greenhouse gases may require the installation of costly emission control technology or the implementation of other measures, including trading of emission allowances and switching to other fuels. For example, in order to meet the federal Clean Air Act limits for sulfur dioxide emissions from power plants, coal users may need to install scrubbers, use sulfur dioxide emission allowances (some of which they may purchase), blend high sulfur coal with low-sulfur coal or switch to other fuels. Reductions in mercury emissions required by certain states will likely require some power plants to install new equipment at substantial cost, or discourage the use of certain coals containing higher levels of mercury. Recent and new proposals calling for reductions in emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases could significantly increase the cost of operating existing coal-fueled power plants and could inhibit construction of new coal-fueled power plants. Existing or proposed legislation focusing on emissions enacted by the United States or individual states could make coal a less attractive fuel alternative for our customers and could impose a tax or fee on the producer of the coal. If our customers decrease the volume of coal they purchase from us or switch to alternative fuels as a result of existing or future environmental regulations aimed at reducing emissions, our operations and financial results could be adversely impacted.

 

 

Coal contains impurities, including but not limited to sulfur, mercury, chlorine, carbon and other elements or compounds, many of which are released into the air when coal is burned. Stricter environmental regulations of emissions from coal-fueled power plants could increase the costs of using coal thereby reducing demand for coal as a fuel source and the volume and price of our coal sales. Stricter regulations could make coal a less attractive fuel alternative in the planning and building of power plants in the future.

 

Proposed reductions in emissions of mercury, sulfur dioxides, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter or greenhouse gases may require the installation of costly emission control technology or the implementation of other measures, including trading of emission allowances and switching to other fuels. For example, in order to meet the federal Clean Air Act limits for sulfur dioxide emissions from power plants, coal users may need to install scrubbers, use sulfur dioxide emission allowances (some of which they may purchase), blend high sulfur coal with low-sulfur coal or switch to other fuels. Reductions in mercury emissions required by certain states will likely require some power plants to install new equipment, at substantial cost, or discourage the use of certain coals containing higher levels of mercury. Recent and new proposals calling for reductions in emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases could significantly increase the cost of operating existing coal-fueled power plants and could inhibit construction of new coal-fueled power plants. Existing or proposed legislation focusing on emissions enacted by the United States or individual states could make coal a less attractive fuel alternative for our customers and could impose a tax or fee on the producer of the coal. If our customers decrease the volume of coal they purchase from us or switch to alternative fuels as a result of existing or future environmental regulations aimed at reducing emissions, our operations and financial results could be adversely impacted.

 

 

Coal contains impurities, including but not limited to sulfur,
mercury, chlorine, carbon and other elements or compounds, many
of which are released into the air when coal is burned. Stricter
environmental regulations of emissions from coal-fueled power
plants could increase the costs of using coal thereby reducing
demand for coal as a fuel source and the volume and price of our
coal sales. Stricter regulations could make coal a less
attractive fuel alternative in the planning and building of
power plants in the future.

 

Proposed reductions in emissions of mercury, sulfur dioxides,
nitrogen oxides, particulate matter or greenhouse gases may
require the installation of costly emission control technology
or the implementation of other measures, including trading of
emission allowances and switching to other fuels. For example,
in order to meet the federal Clean Air Act limits for sulfur
dioxide emissions from power plants, coal users may need to
install scrubbers, use sulfur dioxide emission allowances (some
of which they may purchase), blend high sulfur coal with
low-sulfur coal or switch to other fuels. Reductions in mercury
emissions required by certain states will likely require some
power plants to install new equipment, at substantial cost, or
discourage the use of certain coals containing higher levels of
mercury. Recent and new proposals calling for reductions in
emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases could
significantly increase the cost of operating existing
coal-fueled power plants and could inhibit construction of new
coal-fueled power plants. Existing or proposed legislation
focusing on emissions enacted by the United States or individual
states could make coal a less attractive fuel alternative for
our customers and could impose a tax or fee on the producer of
the coal. If our customers decrease the volume of coal they
purchase from us or switch to alternative fuels as a result of
existing or future environmental regulations aimed at reducing
emissions, our operations and financial results could be
adversely impacted.