PRB Coal Users' Group keeps on growing From: Power | Date: May 1, 2005| Author: Wicker, Ken | Copyright (c) 2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

When the Powder River Basin Coal Users' Group (PRBCUG) held its first national meeting back in 1999, only 60 people showed up. Since then, the group's membership has steadily expanded. This year, more than 300 users converged on Chicago to learn the latest techniques and tricks for burning and handling the popular solid fuel safely and efficiently (Figure 1).

According to Randy Rahm, chairman of the PRBCUG and director of fuel services for Westar Energy, "The use of PRB coal is growing...