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Power Sector’s Coal Consumption Declines As Natural Gas Usage Grows

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April 3, 2012

This year, the U.S. electric power sector’s coal consumption is expected to drop below 900 million short tons for the first time since 1996 as the sector boosts its use of natural gas for power generation, according to the Energy Information Administration’s March Short-Term Energy Outlook.

The 2012 demand for coal in the sector is expected ...

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