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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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Monday, 27 September 21
CHINESE COAL FIRMS MEET TO ADDRESS WINTER SUPPLY CHALLENGES - CNBC
Major Chinese coal producers are trying to resolve supply shortages and curb price rises as the country’s winter consumption peak approaches, ...
Saturday, 25 September 21
HIGH STAKES FOR ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK’S AMBITIOUS COAL POWER RETIREMENT PLAN - IEEFA
Implementation challenges could block funding for other equally important high impact clean energy funding strategies
In the lead up ...
Thursday, 23 September 21
LONGER COAL CONTRACTS MAY REIN IN PRICES - ECNS
In China’s coal sector that has been marred recently by price surges, regional authorities and related enterprises should ensure the fuel con ...
Thursday, 23 September 21
BALTIC INDEX HITS 12-YEAR PEAK ON FIRMER VESSELS RATES - REUTERS
The Baltic Exchange’s main dry bulk sea freight index rose for a fourth straight session on Wednesday to a 12-year high, buoyed by higher rat ...
Thursday, 23 September 21
RECORD-HIGH GAS PRICES AFFECT MANY EUROPEAN CORPORATE SECTORS - FITCH RATINGS
Record-high natural gas prices are putting pressure on supply chains of many European corporate sectors, including non-integrated energy suppliers, ...
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- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
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- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
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- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
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- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
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- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
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- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Central Electricity Authority - India
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- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
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- Indika Energy - Indonesia
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- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
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- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
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- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
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- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
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- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
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- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
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- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
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- Xindia Steels Limited - India
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- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
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- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- The University of Queensland
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- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- PTC India Limited - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Australian Coal Association
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
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- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
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- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
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- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Deloitte Consulting - India
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- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- White Energy Company Limited
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- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
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- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
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- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
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- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- MS Steel International - UAE
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Planning Commission, India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
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- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
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