Higher natural gas prices to lead to 6% increase in U.S. coal fired generation in 2025

Although natural gas remains the largest source of electricity generation in the United States prices have risen considerably since the historic lows of last year. These higher natural gas prices encourage more generation from coal, which we expect will increase by 6% (41 billion kWh) in 2025. The recent STEO has revised the forecast of U.S. coal production upward from […]