Patrick Lavigne Quotations

It exceeds the cost of the fuel itself, making it prohibitively expensive.

We have got members who have discussed importing foreign coal. Now we are in a position where America, the Saudi Arabia of coal, is having to import foreign coal. It's ludicrous.

(Cooperatives) were willing to pay the freight provided they could guarantee delivery. But now it's a service question, too.

The single best, quickest remedy would be for the Surface Transportation Board to have members who were interested in regulating.

It will have an impact on the economy of coal-producing regions. (Utilities) that are unable to receive their contracted allotment of Powder River Basin coal will, out of necessity, either have to increase investment in natural gas-fired generation or buy electricity on the wholesale market.