coal is ~50% of the US's electric generation, and it won't be going down in price. Actually its breaking out to the upside this week! http://www.eia.doe.gov/energyexplained/images/charts/electric_power_industry_net_generation_fuel-small.jpg "...In 2009, less than 1% of the Nation's electricity was from solar power..." (lots of room for growth here) http://www.eia.doe.gov/energyexplained/index.cfm?page=electricity_in_the_united_states http://stockcharts.com/c-sc/sc?chart=$djuscl,uu[h,a]whclyiay[df][pc50%21c200%21f][j20444984,y]&r=3555