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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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Tuesday, 09 November 21
ASIA-PACIFIC IS HOME TO SOME OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST CARBON-EMITTERS - 2 CHARTS SHOW ITS RELIANCE ON COAL - CNBC
Asia-Pacific is home to some of the world’s largest carbon emitters — and experts say much of global efforts to fight climate change de ...
Tuesday, 09 November 21
CHINA DAILY COAL OUTPUT HITS MULTI-YEAR PEAK, PRICES EXPECTED TO FALL - REUTERS
China’s daily coal output hit 11.93 million tonnes last week, a multi-year high as more capacity returned to operation, the state planner sai ...
Thursday, 04 November 21
CHINA'S COAL MARKET SEES SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS: NDRC - GLOBAL TIMES
China’s top economic planner has declared initial success in its efforts to ensure coal supply and stabilize prices, saying that daily coal o ...
Thursday, 04 November 21
CHINA THERMAL COAL PRICES RISE AFTER FALLING FOR 10 DAYS - REUTERS
China thermal coal futures rebounded on Wednesday after falling for 10 days on an expected jump in fuel demand to meet heating needs amid forecasts ...
Thursday, 04 November 21
FASTER DECARBONISATION: BACK TO BASICS FOR THE MINING INDUSTRY? - WOOD MACKENZIE
To the uninitiated, rugby is a technical and complicated game. As young schoolboys it was all a wee bit confusing and we invariably ended up on the ...
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- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
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- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
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- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
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- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
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- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
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- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Deloitte Consulting - India
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- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
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- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
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- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
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- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
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- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
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- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- White Energy Company Limited
- CNBM International Corporation - China
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- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- The University of Queensland
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- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
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- Ministry of Mines - Canada
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- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
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- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
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- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
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- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
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- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
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- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Planning Commission, India
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- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
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