The EPA's Clean Power Plan rule--a major priority of the Obama administration--has the implicit goal of closing hundreds of coal power plants. Although the EPA has not said so out loud, plenty of other people have.
It is currently stayed by court order; a Trump administration could decline to defend it, and thereby permit it to die in court.
Low natural gas prices are in part because the Obama administration has strongly resisted any significant restriction or regulation of fracking. They have resisted it because they want gas prices to fall and displace coal.
When it comes to energy development, it's hard to think separately about technology and policy; they are both factors in every change.
It is currently stayed by court order; a Trump administration could decline to defend it, and thereby permit it to die in court.
Low natural gas prices are in part because the Obama administration has strongly resisted any significant restriction or regulation of fracking. They have resisted it because they want gas prices to fall and displace coal.
When it comes to energy development, it's hard to think separately about technology and policy; they are both factors in every change.