North Dakota
Two-day event focuses on North Dakota’s coal-fired energy production, policy updates
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) – Industry leaders from across the region are in Bismarck to explore the future of energy at the Lignite Energy Council’s annual meeting.
The two-day event focuses on the state’s coal-fired energy production. On Wednesday and Thursday, the group will discuss state regulations, receive policy updates from Governor Kelly Armstrong and hear about mining updates.
On Wednesday, the President and CEO of the council, Jonathan Fortner, addressed attendees at the meeting.
North Dakota is the seventh-highest producing state of coal in the nation. The state mines between 25 million and 30 million tons annually.
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