Rail woes may bring US power summer of discontent

07/01/05, NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nobody is talking about blackouts just yet, but a long, hot summer combined with railroad disruptions could spell disaster for U.S. coal-burning power plants.

With the steamiest days of the year still to come and with repairs on the rail track serving the coal mines of the Powder River Basin in Wyoming and Montana, some energy industry insiders warn that utilities could run low on fuel as demand for electricity to power air-conditioners hits its peak.

Reuters

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