Among other things, Obama needs to spell out more clearly
how he plans to clamp down on leakage from
natural gas production, sustain investments in basic energy research despite
lower energy
prices and also overcome barriers to the deployment of non-polluting energy technologies.
The report, entitled Forecasting Coal Unit Competitiveness — 2015 Update, demonstrates
how a variety of factors, including aging infrastructure, more stringent environmental regulations and
lower natural gas prices, are converging to make the majority of coal plants uneconomic.