Nemacolin Energy Institute1st Annual National Coal Conference

Nemacolin Woodlands ResortApril 24-25, 2012

West Virginia Coal Association

West Virginia Coal Association

Total Production (2011) 137,498,509

Underground 89,513,004Surface

47,985,505

Coal Companies Operating in WV 231

Number of Mines 229Underground 141Surface 88

West Virginia Coal Employment 20,705 (UG+SU)

Underground 15,469Surface 5,236Coal Handling Facilities 2,340Contractors 2,165Total Coal Employment 25,210

Estimated Average Annual Coal Wage $68,500Estimated Production Value 2011 $9,624,895,630Estimated Coal Severance Tax Paid $500 Million

West Virginia Coal Association

Est.

Perfect StormFederal government “permitorium”

Economic “uncertainty” – America and worldwide

Mild winter

Natural gas prices

PermitoriumSection 404 Permitting

CWA Section 404 Individual Permits Issued in Huntington District

22

11

32 2

3

0

5

10

15

20

25

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Year

West Virginia Coal Association

To Do Energy Policy Election

Land• SBZ-SPR RULE

Sea• NPDES PERMITS• 404 PERMITTING• NATIONWIDE PERMITS• WATER INTAKE• ELECTRIC POWER ELGs

Air• CSAPRCSAPR• HgMACTHgMACT• NAAQSNAAQS• GHG NSPSGHG NSPS• COAL ASHCOAL ASH

“The reliability of the nation’s electrical

generating system is at risk… Accelerated plant

retirements and shutdowns will cause reserve capacity to

plummet, increasing the likelihood and severity of

service disruptions.” Thomas Fanning, CEO

The Southern Company

• Extraction Extraction • SBZ RuleSBZ Rule• NPDES PermitsNPDES Permits• 404 Permitting404 Permitting• NWPsNWPs• MSHAMSHA

• Consumption Consumption • CSAPRCSAPR• Hg MACTHg MACT• NAAQSNAAQS• GHG NSPSGHG NSPS• Water IntakeWater Intake• Power Plant Effluent Power Plant Effluent LimitsLimits• Coal AshCoal Ash

• Land Land • HR 3409HR 3409

• SPR/SBZSPR/SBZ

• Sea Sea • HR 2018 HR 2018 (Rahall)(Rahall)

• NPDES NPDES • 404 404

• Air Air • Inhofe CRAInhofe CRA

• MACTMACT

•HR 2401HR 2401• NAAQSNAAQS• CSAPRCSAPR