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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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Saturday, 09 October 21
CHINA POWER CUTS: COAL MINERS ORDERED TO BOOST OUTPUT, SAY REPORTS - BBC
Beijing has reportedly ordered China’s coal mines to boost output as an energy shortage across the country has seen millions of homes and bus ...
Friday, 08 October 21
SEPTEMBER CRUDE OIL TANKER DEMOLISHING HITS 39-MONTHS HIGH AT 1.9M DWT - PETER SAND
Has the lid finally come off for crude oil tanker demolition in 2021? If judged by the 1.9m DWT of capacity that was removed in September, the answ ...
Friday, 08 October 21
COAL SHORTAGE MAY LEAD TO RISE IN STEEL PRICES IN COMING MONTHS: JSPL MD - PTI
Steel prices are expected to increase in the coming months as companies are buying coal at three times the rates a month ago, said a top industry e ...
Wednesday, 06 October 21
INDONESIA COAL PRICE REFERENCE: ANOTHER MONTH, ANOTHER RALLY
COALspot.com: Indonesian Coal Price Reference in a steep climb for most of second and third quarters of 2021 as it reached a pinnacle of $161.63 Oc ...
Wednesday, 06 October 21
EUROPEAN COAL FUTURES CLIMB TO 13-YEAR PEAK - REUTERS
European coal futures rose to a 13-year high and physical thermal coal prices were at record highs as rallying gas prices and strong Asian demand f ...
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- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Planning Commission, India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- PTC India Limited - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- VISA Power Limited - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Australian Coal Association
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- White Energy Company Limited
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
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