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Posted May 23, 2013Today in Energy
Coal regains some electric generation market share from natural gas ›
After an equal share of electric power was generated from coal and natural gas in April 2012, EIA's most recent preliminary data through March 2013 show coal has generated 40% or more of the nation's electricity each month since November 2012, with natural gas fueling about 25% of generation during the same period. More›
Source: EIA, Electric Power Monthly.
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Data Highlights
WTI crude oil futures price
5/22/2013: $94.28/bbl
down$0.02 from week earlier
up$2.62 from year earlier
Natural gas futures price
5/22/2013: $4.186/mmBtu
up$0.116 from week earlier
up$1.479 from year earlier
Natural gas inventories
5/17/2013: 2,053 Bcf
up89 Bcf from week earlier
down680 Bcf from year earlier
Crude oil inventories
5/17/2013: 394.6 mmbbl
down0.3 mmbbl from week earlier
up12.0 mmbbl from year earlier
Weekly coal production
5/11/2013: 18.466 million tons
down0.042 million tons from week earlier
up0.324 million tons from year earlier
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