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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, 08 March 22
RUSSIA-UKRAINE CONFLICT ADDS IMPETUS TO ASIA'S ENERGY TRANSITION - IEEFA
Clean energy alternatives are a crucial hedge against future disruptions in global commodity markets
Russia’s invasion of Ukra ...
Tuesday, 08 March 22
THE HIGH COST OF INDONESIA’S DOWNSTREAM COAL PROJECTS IS UNDERESTIMATED - IEEFA
Three Indonesian ministries have come up with a DME purchase price of US$378/tonne fixed for 20 years compared to IEEFA’s US$601/tonne estima ...
Wednesday, 02 March 22
SHIPPING MARKET INSIGHT - INTERMODAL
The escalating confrontation between Russia and Ukraine has the potential to disrupt global order and set the world back a few decades. While count ...
Tuesday, 22 February 22
THE DRY BULK MARKET HAS MOVED ON A POSITIVE TRACK - ALLIED
The dry bulk market has moved on a positive track as of the past couple of weeks or so. Following the typical softening in freight conditions durin ...
Tuesday, 22 February 22
CHINA'S DAILY OUTPUT OF COAL REBOUNDS TO OVER 12 MLN TONNES - REUTERS
China’s coal output returned to more than 12 million tonnes per day as of Feb. 20, the country’s state planner said on Monday, a level ...
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- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- The University of Queensland
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Australian Coal Association
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Planning Commission, India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
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