About US
Our mission is to provide effective leadership for the coal industry, ultimately enhancing the ability of the Kentucky coal industry to compete in domestic and world coal markets. Our membership represents both Eastern and Western Kentucky operations that mine coal through surface and underground methods. This diversity helps us build a consensus approach in problem solving and proactively works to resolve the complex issues facing the coal industry.
Latest News
Kentucky Coal Association Announces New President/Executive Director
The Kentucky Coal Association has selected Sam McKown as its new president and executive director. “I am excited to build on and continue the vital mission of the Kentucky Coal Association,” said McKown. “A cornerstone industry of the Commonwealth, coal not only powers Kentucky, but it supports thousands of jobs from one end of our […]
Happy Thanksgiving!
The staff of the Kentucky Coal Association wishes each and every one of you a happy holiday season filled with love, laughter, and family. Happy Thanksgiving!
Lies, Damn Lies, and the Sierra Club
“The Sierra Club lives in some weird Orwellian world where up is down and left is right, where “reality” is whatever they decide it to be. Fortunately, most people don’t live in that world. We live in a world bounded by objective reality — a world where people need reliable energy, not fairy dust and […]
S&P Global reports grid power flowing to U.S. data centers rose 22% last year and could reach 17% of all U.S. electricity by 2030. A new study from North Carolina State University and partners finds utilities are turning in part to underutilized coal plants to meet that round-the-clock demand — dispatchable capacity that runs day and night, regardless of weather. That power is already built and on the grid. #KYCoal #GridReliability ... See MoreSee Less
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On Memorial Day, the Kentucky Coal Association honors the men and women who served. For generations, the coal mined in Kentucky's mountains has helped power the nation through its hardest years, and the mining communities that produced it have sent their own to serve in the US military. Today we honor their service. #KYCoal #MemorialDay ... See MoreSee Less
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Per EIA's May STEO, electric-power coal inventories are projected to grow 12% to 123 million short tons by year-end 2026, rebuilding stocks ahead of winter peak. Coal's share of U.S. electricity generation holds at 17% in 2025 and 16% in 2026 — the dispatchable baseload backstop for grid operators across MISO, PJM, and SERC. #KYCoal #GridReliability ... See MoreSee Less
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