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[[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]] | [[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 === | === Coal === | ||
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 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]]. | 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 === | === Oil === | ||
The extraction and refinement of crude oil in Arcerion is one of the largest industries for natural resource | The extraction and refinement of crude oil in Arcerion is one of the largest industries for natural resource exploitation and also one of the most quickly growing. Along with natural gas, it accounts for a sizeable portion of the Arcer economy, and provides annually tens of thousands of direct production and processing jobs, as well as hundreds of thousands of ancillary or second-order jobs such as shipping, refining, sales, and logistical support. Crude oil in Arcerion accounts for relatively little of the national energy usage from a national power perspective, however refining facilities in [[Howland Governorate]] assist the Arcer petroleum industry in the mass production of oil-related goods. Arcerion maintains a national oil reserve, split equally between Howland Governorate and Chester-on-Moore, both of which contribute to the nation's energy security and national energy resilience strategies. [[File:Albion Sea LNG Arcerion.png|thumb|Top: deep-sea liquid natural gas drilling platforms from the Arcerion Oil and Gas Company (AOGC) in the Albion Sea; Bottom: A liquid natural gas tanker docks in Port Northford to receive a shipment of natural gas bound for Alshar, 2019. |327x327px]] | ||
=== Natural Gas === | === Natural Gas === | ||
Natural gas represents the single largest industry outside of continental Arcerion. While traditional economic industries such as agriculture and mining have provided a large percentage of Arcerion's GDP, natural gas is dual purpose, as it not only is a major export commodity for the Cronan nation, but it also represents a significant part of the energy sustainment for Howland Governorate. On Mainland Crona, Arcer natural gas provides much of the energy for Malentina, Porlos, and Istrenya, accompanied by Arcer coal imports. In Arcerion, natural gas has no major power plants, as coal is cheaper to mine, ship, and burn, but Arco natural gas is still used widely throughout Crona. Natural gas has maintained a steady portion of the Arcer energy infrastructure, at roughly 20%, but makes up a considerable amount of the exports. | Natural gas represents the single largest industry outside of continental Arcerion. While traditional economic industries such as agriculture and mining have provided a large percentage of Arcerion's GDP, natural gas is dual purpose, as it not only is a major export commodity for the Cronan nation, but it also represents a significant part of the energy sustainment for Howland Governorate. On Mainland Crona, Arcer natural gas provides much of the energy for Malentina, Porlos, and Istrenya, accompanied by Arcer coal imports. In Arcerion, natural gas has no major power plants, as coal is cheaper to mine, ship, and burn, but Arco natural gas is still used widely throughout Crona. Natural gas has maintained a steady portion of the Arcer energy infrastructure, at roughly 20%, but makes up a considerable amount of the exports. | ||
=== Solar and Renewable === | |||
=== Solar === | Solar and renewable energy represents the smallest but arguably the fastest growing sector of the Arcer energy infrastructure. Comprised of wind farms, limited geothermal power plants, and solar energy, there is a growing push to 'go green' as Arcerion continues to feel the effects of climate change with its annual [[Geography of Arcerion|wildfires]]. As a result, different governorates have strategies that are aimed to increase the amount of solar and renewable energy in Arcerion from 5% to 20% by 2035 at the latest, with optimistic projections set higher at 30% of all Arco energy production being sustainable, renewable, or natural forms of energy. | ||
== Electricity == | == Electricity == | ||
=== Wind Power in Arcerion === | === Wind Power in Arcerion === | ||