Coal Consumption in U.S. Declined 2.7% Last Week, Genscape Says
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Coal consumption in the U.S. declined 2.7 percent in the week ended yesterday from the previous seven-day period, driven by a drop in the East, according to Genscape Inc.
Eastern power-plant use fell 3.4 percent while demand in the West gained 1 percent, the data provider said. Overall coal demand was down 8.8 percent from a year earlier.