evidence: Coal in decline nationwide U.S. coal-fueled electricity generation is in secular decline, falling from more than half of our annual electricity supply 20 years ago to less than 20% today. This decline was initially driven by natural gas competition and energy efficiency improvements reducing electricity demand. [...] The IRA has opened the doors to a bright future for coal plant communities. Replacing coal plants would mean creating tens of thousands of construction jobs, thousands long-term jobs in the clean economy, and drive hundreds of billions of dollars of new investment, while slashing 60% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector and preventing thousands of deaths, hospital admissions, and heart-attacks every year.