Coal output projected to drop 23.2% on year
Gas generation share forecast jumps to 41% in 2020
Houston — The US Energy Information Administration forecast coal production of 530 million st in 2020, down 23.2% from the estimated 2019 output of 690 million st, the Energy Information Administration's Short-Term Energy Outlook reported June 9.
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For 2021, the EIA projected output of about 549 million st.
Coal exports for 2020 were projected to total 63.6 million st, down 31.5% from last year's exports. The forecast also rose 0.6% month on month.
Coal exports in 2021 are projected to be 70 million st.
Power sector consumption was forecast to total 351 million st in 2020, down 35% from 2019 consumption and 4.6% below the May report. In 2021, consumption is forecast at 425 million st, down 6.5% from the previous report.
Total US consumption was forecast to be about 394 million st in 2020, down 13.2% from the previous outlook and 33% below 2019. The EIA 2021 forecast was about 469 million st, down 5.9% from May's forecast.
Compared with US coal-powered estimated generation share of 24% in 2019, the June EIA report projected coal generation share of 17% in 2020, down from 19.2% in May, and 20% in 2021, down from the previous projection of 21.3%.
Natural gas generation share for 2020 was projected to be 41%, up from 37.3% in 2019, and the highest since S&P Global Platts began tracking the data in 2013. In 2021, gas generation was projected at 36%.
The EIA forecast gas production at 89.7 Bcf/d for 2020 in June, down from 2019 production of about 92.2 Bcf/d. The 2021 projection was slightly down at 85.4 Bcf/d. Power sector consumption for 2020 was forecast to be 31.5 Bcf/d, up 1.8% from 2019 consumption, and 27.2 Bcf/d in 2021.
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