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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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Thursday, 27 January 22
2022 - A YEAR OF REBALANCING FOR METALS AND MINING - WOOD MACKENZIE
If 2021 was the year of rebound for metals and mining (M&M) commodities, then 2022 is shaping as the year of rebalance, says Wood Mackenzie, a ...
Wednesday, 26 January 22
MARKET INSIGHT - INTERMODAL
While it is logical that most of the S&P reports of the first weeks of the year are linked to very limited activity as reflected in the weekly ...
Wednesday, 26 January 22
INDONESIA: DME PROJECT IS ECONOMICALLY VIABLE AS STUDY DEMONSTRATES
The government is encouraging downstream coal processing or increase in coal added value, for example by turning coal into Dimethyl Ether (DME) to ...
Wednesday, 26 January 22
COMMODITY PRICES COULD SOAR IF THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE CRISIS ESCALATES - ING
It appears that a number of commodity markets are starting to at least price in some geopolitical risk around the growing tension between Russia an ...
Wednesday, 26 January 22
INDONESIA'S COAL BAN SENDS PRICES SOARING, OTHER EXPORTERS FAIL TO STEP UP - REUTERS
Indonesia’s short-lived ban on exporting coal has sent ructions through the seaborne market for the fuel in Asia, with the fallout likely to ...
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- White Energy Company Limited
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- The University of Queensland
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Minerals Council of Australia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
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- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
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- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
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- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Planning Commission, India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- PTC India Limited - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Economic Council, Georgia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Australian Coal Association
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
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