US January power generation leaps 9.3% on yearPosted by Wade Poulsen on January 22nd, 2021 The US produced 373.2 TWh of power in January, up 7.9% from 345.9 TWh in December as well as 9.3% higher than the same month in 2017, Power Info Management information showed Monday. The month-to-month total was the greatest amount in January because 377.3 TWh was generated in January 2014. Coal generation completed 118.7 TWh in January, up 11.4% from 106.58 TWh in December and also up 2.8% from the year-ago month. It was likewise the highest amount created in January because 132.4 TWh in 2015. For the second straight month, more power was generated from coal than natural gas, as 109.6 TWh originated from gas, up 3.3% from 106.14 TWh in December as well as up 19.9% on the year. epoxy additives created from coal was down 9.6% from the five-year standard for the month, due to the greater usage of gas and also renewables. Coal comprised 31.8% of the total US power generation in January, up from 30.8% in December however down from 33.8% in January 2017. Gas' generation share went to 29.4% in the latest month, below 30.7% in December but up from 26.8% in the year-ago month. In January, the NYMEX Henry Hub gas futures rate balanced .16/ MMBtu, up 13.9% from .78/ MMBtu averaged in December yet down 4% from .29/ MMBtu balanced in the year-ago month. WIND, NUCLEAR GENERATION AT RECORD HIGHS Wind generation went to a record-high 26.8 TWh in January, up 29.3% from 22.8 TWh in December and the greatest amount on document, according to EIA information going back to January 2001. Wind created 7.2% of the nation's power in January, up from 6.6% in December and also 6.1% in the year-ago month. Utility-scale solar created 3.3 TWh in January, up 1.3% from 3.1 TWh in December and up 51.6% on the year. In January, utility-scale solar generation composed 0.9% people power generation, level from December yet up from 0.6% in January 2017. Nuclear generation was additionally at a record-high 74.6 TWh in January, up 1.3% month on month as well as the highest possible month-to-month total amount since the EIA began tracking it in January 2001, overshadowing the previous record of 74.3 TWh embeded in July 2008. Nuclear generation made up 20% of the United States power in January, down from 21.3% in December as well as 21.4% in the year-ago month. Hydro power amounted to 25.4 TWh in January, making up 6.8% of US power generation throughout the month, up from 6.5% in December however below 8.2% in January 2017.Like it? Share it! More by this author |