美国拒绝纳瓦霍民族的低煤价投标,因为煤需求下降,煤价低于市场价值。 U.S. rejects Navajo Nation's low coal bid, citing below-market value, as coal demand declines.

美国政府拒绝了Navajo Transition Energy Co. 从蒙大拿公共土地上购买1.67亿吨煤炭的投标, The U.S. government rejected a bid by Navajo Transitional Energy Co. to buy 167 million tons of coal from Montana public lands for $186,000—less than a penny per ton—marking the largest coal lease sale failure in over a decade. 官员说,根据《矿物租赁法》,该报价低于公平市场价值。 Officials said the offer fell below fair market value under the Mineral Leasing Act. 低出价反映出,随着公用事业转向天然气和可再生能源,煤炭需求下降。 The low bid reflects declining coal demand as utilities shift to natural gas and renewables. 相关的怀俄明州租约销售被推迟。 A related Wyoming lease sale was postponed. 由纳瓦霍民族拥有的NTEC承认煤炭价值有限,因为大多数使用煤炭产出的工厂预计将在十年内淘汰煤炭。 NTEC, owned by the Navajo Nation, acknowledged the coal’s limited value as most plants using its output are expected to phase out coal within a decade. 港口能力短缺阻碍了对出口的希望。 Export hopes are hampered by port capacity shortages.