Read more about the article In September, the United States was at its lowest coal stockpiles since 1978
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In September, the United States was at its lowest coal stockpiles since 1978

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electricity Monthly Update and Monthly Energy Review Coal stockpiles at U.S. electric power plants totaled 80 million tons at the end of September, the lowest monthly level since March…

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Annual U.S. coal-fired electricity generation will increase for the first time since 2014

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook 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…

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Renewables will account for most global generation increases, but coal use remains high

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, International Energy Outlook 2021 (IEO2021) Reference case In the Reference case of our International Energy Outlook 2021 (IEO2021), where we assume current laws and regulations continue into the future, we…

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U.S. energy trade lowers the overall 2020 U.S. trade deficit for the first time on record

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), based on EIA’s Monthly Energy Review and data from the U.S. Census Bureau In 2020, the U.S. net merchandise trade value of energy products—the value of petroleum, natural gas, coal,…

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