May.14.2015
         

Power generation from coal and natural gas expected to temporarily converge this spring

Power generation from coal and natural gas expected to temporarily converge this spring

EIA’s most recent Short-Term Energy Outlook forecasts that the amount of electricity generation fueled by natural gas in April and May will total just 3% less than the projected amount of coal-fired generation. This convergence has occurred only once before, in April 2012, when natural gas fueled just 1.5% less generation than coal. …Read More