The United States generated 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 revealed Monday.
The regular monthly overall was the greatest amount in January given that 377.3 TWh was produced in January 2014.
Coal generation totaled 118.7 TWh in January, up 11.4% from 106.58 TWh in December and up 2.8% from the year-ago month. paint additives was also the highest quantity generated in January considering that 132.4 TWh in 2015.
For the 2nd straight month, even 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 and also up 19.9% on the year.
The 118.7 TWh produced from coal was down 9.6% from the five-year standard for the month, due to the higher use of gas as well as renewables.
Coal comprised 31.8% of the total United States power generation in January, up from 30.8% in December however down from 33.8% in January 2017.
Gas' generation share was at 29.4% in the most up to date month, down from 30.7% in December yet up from 26.8% in the year-ago month.
In January, the NYMEX Henry Hub gas futures cost balanced $3.16/ MMBtu, up 13.9% from $2.78/ MMBtu balanced in December but down 4% from $3.29/ MMBtu averaged in the year-ago month.
WIND, NUCLEAR GENERATION AT RECORD HIGHS
Wind generation was at a record-high 26.8 TWh in January, up 29.3% from 22.8 TWh in December as well as the greatest amount on document, according to EIA information going back to January 2001. Wind generated 7.2% of the country's power in January, up from 6.6% in December as well as 6.1% in the year-ago month.
Utility-scale solar produced 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% of US 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 and the greatest monthly total amount considering that the EIA began tracking it in January 2001, eclipsing the previous document of 74.3 TWh embeded in July 2008. Nuclear generation made up 20% of the United States power in January, below 21.3% in December and also 21.4% in the year-ago month.
Hydro power totaled 25.4 TWh in January, making up 6.8% of US power generation during the month, up from 6.5% in December yet below 8.2% in January 2017.
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