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Thursday, 23 December 21
ANNUAL U.S. COAL-FIRED ELECTRICITY GENERATION WILL INCREASE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2014 - EIA
 From December 20 through December 30, Today in Energy will feature some of our favorite articles from 2021. Today’s article was originally published on October 18.
We expect 22% more U.S. coal-fired generation in 2021 than in 2020, according to our latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). The U.S. electric power sector has been generating more electricity from coal-fired power plants this year as a result of significantly higher natural gas prices and relatively stable coal prices. This year, 2021, will yield the first year-over-year increase in coal generation in the United States since 2014.
Coal and natural gas have been the two largest sources of electricity generation in the United States. In many areas of the country, these two fuels compete to supply electricity based on their relative costs. U.S. natural gas prices have been more volatile than coal prices, so the cost of natural gas often determines the relative share of generation provided by natural gas and coal.
Because natural gas-fired power plants convert fuel to electricity more efficiently than coal-fired plants, natural gas-fired generation can have an economic advantage even if natural gas prices are slightly higher than coal prices. Between 2015 and 2020, the cost of natural gas delivered to electric generators remained relatively low and stable. This year, however, natural gas prices have been much higher than in recent years. The year-to-date delivered cost of natural gas to U.S. power plants has averaged $4.93 per million British thermal units (Btu), more than double last year’s price.
The overall decline in U.S. electricity demand in 2020 and record-low natural gas prices led coal plants to significantly reduce the percentage of time that they generated power. In 2020, the utilization rate (known as the capacity factor) of U.S. coal-fired generators averaged 40%. Before 2010, coal capacity factors routinely averaged 70% or more. This year’s higher natural gas prices have increased the average coal capacity factor to about 51%, which is almost the 2018 average.
Although rising natural gas prices have resulted in more U.S. coal-fired generation than last year, this increase in coal generation will most likely not continue. The electric power sector has retired about 30% of its generating capacity at coal plants since 2010, and no new coal-fired capacity has come online in the United States since 2013. In addition, coal stocks at U.S. power plants are relatively low, and production at operating coal mines has not been increasing as rapidly as the recent increase in coal demand. For 2022, we forecast that U.S. coal-fired generation will decline about 5% in response to continuing retirements of generating capacity at coal power plants and slightly lower natural gas prices.
Source: EIA
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Wednesday, 28 July 21
MARKET INSIGHT - INTERMODAL
Assessing the ship repair sector during this first half of the year, we continue to come across surprises and new restrictions which are trembling ...
Saturday, 24 July 21
UNDERSTANDING INDIA'S LATEST PEAK POWER DEMAND RECORD - IEEFA
Ramping up solar will be crucial as peak power demand hits during the day
At around noon on 7 July 2021, India’s instantaneous ...
Wednesday, 21 July 21
MARKET INSIGHT - INTERMODAL
Dry Buk Sales and Purchase activity has heated up during 2021, reaching record high levels during the first half of the year. The increased interes ...
Monday, 19 July 21
CHINA'S COAL OUTPUT UP 6.4 PCT IN H1 - XINHUA
China’s raw coal output climbed 6.4 percent year on year to 1.95 billion tonnes in the first six months of the year, official data showed.
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Saturday, 17 July 21
COAL PRICES TRADE AT DECADE HIGH OF $140 PER TONNE, HERE ARE SOME FACTORS AT PLAY: CNBC-TV18
Coal prices are trading at $140 per tonne. In the last one week, coal has seen more than 8 percent gains; the last one month has seen 24 percent ju ...
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- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
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- The Treasury - Australian Government
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- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
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- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
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- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Australian Coal Association
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
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- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- PTC India Limited - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
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- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- The University of Queensland
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- White Energy Company Limited
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
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