Energy in Arcerion: Difference between revisions

[[Arcerion]] has considerable sources of oil and natural gas in the Northern portions of the [[Albion Sea]] and is ranked as one of the largest net exporters of natural gas and crude oil in the 21st Century, and is in the top three in [[Crona]]. Arcerion is energy self-sufficient based on its reserves of crude oil, natural gas, and coal mined from the Aileach Mountain Range. With gas resources expected to decline in usage as well as available stock, the [[Government of Arcerion|Confederate Parliament]] has sought to invest in renewable and long-term energy investments such as nuclear energy.  

Arcerion has been traditionally dominated in the energy sector by coal-fired powerplants due to the abundance of coal in the Aileach Mountains. However it still remains as one of the main components for fueling the energy production centers for the Arcer Power Grid. Coal amounts to 52% of energy and electricity production in Arcerion, followed by nuclear at 24% and natural gas at 19%. Solar, wind and renewable/'green' energy sources make up the remaining 5% of Arcerion's electricity production.  

=== Coal ===

[[File:Easthampton Coal Mining.png|thumb|Coal mining in Easthampton, Arcerion. Clockwise from top left; A Site Chief discusses mining operations with two executives from the Arcerion Mining Company; Miners in one of the Aileach Mountains mine for coal; A coal quarry in Moorden Governorate. |250x250px]]Coal is the largest producer of energy in Arcerion and one of its largest exports, with customers and Arcer mining companies spread across the globe. Arcer mining interests are as old as the colony itself, with the majority of industrial-scale mining beginning with the establishment of Easthampton, Moorden governorate in 1834. Easthampton would quickly grow to become a large mining town, mainly centered around the mining operations in the Aileach Mountain ranges. This industrial scale mining is well represented within the Arcer energy infrastructure, with six separate coal power plants in mainland Arcerion under the jurisdiction of the federal government. There is also a significant number of smaller powerplants administered and controlled by the individual governorates and municipalities of Arcerion.  

Coal has been on a steady decline in the Arcerion energy sphere since the discovery of the [[Albion Sea Gas Fields]] in 1977. During the oil and gas boom of the 1980s and 1990s coal dropped over a quarter (28%) in the Arcer energy sector, and jobs declined as well due to a migration to Howland governorate of technically skilled specialists and their families to pursue gas field employment for higher pay. However coal has remained resilient due to its large share of exports in Arcerion, and in conjunction with the [[Arco National Railway Service]], which brings coal to importers in Southwest and Southeast Crona along the Western line as far as [[Alstin]]'s Betlands, and as far North as the Mid-Atrassic States controlled by [[Kiravia]].  

=== Oil ===

Howland Governorate