New England's power grid survived a January cold snap thanks in part to the region's last remaining coal plant. New England's power grid made it through a January cold snap thanks in part to the ...

Oil and coal offset curtailed generation from natural gas-fired power plants during a recent cold snap in New England, ...

But as the cold set in and the demand for natural gas ... followed by natural gas at 22.7% and nuclear at 18.5%. And coal reappeared in the mix, being relied upon for 291 MW or 1.6% of the total.