Natural Gas chars coal on US' power lines

However, the agency's latest Electric Power Monthly shows that coal's generation share once again exceeded that of natural gas during May.

In April, traditionally the month when total electricity demand is lowest, US generation of electricity fuelled by natural gas exceeded coal-fired generation for the first time since the start of EIA's monthly generation data in 1973. However, the agency's latest Electric Power Monthly shows that coal's generation share once again exceeded that of natural gas during May. On an annual average basis, coal has lost generation share to natural gas and, to a lesser extent, renewables.



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