Fri Mar 5, 2010 8:33pm IST
HOUSTON, March 5 (Reuters) - U.S. coal use fell 2 percent
last week from the week before, Genscape said Friday, as a
winter storm knocked out power in the Northeast, limiting the
surge in electric heating demand normally triggered by cold
weather.
Compared with the same week last year, U.S. coal use was
unchanged for the week ended Thursday, the power industry data
provider said.
Slow recovery of the economy from the recession also was a
factor in power demand and the call on coal-fueled power
plants.
"A one-two punch of storms hit the Northeast with flooding
rains across eastern New England and record snow across New
York," the WSI Corp weather service said.
"The second of these two storms also brought near
hurricane-force winds to parts of New England, leaving hundreds
of thousands without power for several days," WSI said.
For reports on U.S. energy weather day by day, see
[WSC/OUS] and [WSC/STORM].
Coal demand in the East was down 1 percent last week but up
2 percent from the same week last year, Genscape said.
Below-normal temperatures across the Southeast helped fuel the
year-over-year increase in the East, WSI said.
In the less populated West, where weather was milder, coal
consumption fell 1 percent for the week and was 8 percent below
the same week a year ago, Genscape said.
For U.S. energy weather by region, click on [WEATHER/NEWS1]
and select regions.
Genscape's regional indexes are calculated separately from
the national index and do not always add up to the separately
calculated U.S. total, Genscape has said.
Region March 4 Last wk Yr ago Pct wk Pct yr
Nation 20.17 20.51 20.10 -2 0
East 18.13 18.27 17.72 -1 +2
West 2.18 2.41 2.37 -1 -8
(Reporting by Bruce Nichols; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)
Source: http://in.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idINN0521721220100305
HOUSTON, March 5 (Reuters) - U.S. coal use fell 2 percent
last week from the week before, Genscape said Friday, as a
winter storm knocked out power in the Northeast, limiting the
surge in electric heating demand normally triggered by cold
weather.
Compared with the same week last year, U.S. coal use was
unchanged for the week ended Thursday, the power industry data
provider said.
Slow recovery of the economy from the recession also was a
factor in power demand and the call on coal-fueled power
plants.
"A one-two punch of storms hit the Northeast with flooding
rains across eastern New England and record snow across New
York," the WSI Corp weather service said.
"The second of these two storms also brought near
hurricane-force winds to parts of New England, leaving hundreds
of thousands without power for several days," WSI said.
For reports on U.S. energy weather day by day, see
[WSC/OUS] and [WSC/STORM].
Coal demand in the East was down 1 percent last week but up
2 percent from the same week last year, Genscape said.
Below-normal temperatures across the Southeast helped fuel the
year-over-year increase in the East, WSI said.
In the less populated West, where weather was milder, coal
consumption fell 1 percent for the week and was 8 percent below
the same week a year ago, Genscape said.
For U.S. energy weather by region, click on [WEATHER/NEWS1]
and select regions.
Genscape's regional indexes are calculated separately from
the national index and do not always add up to the separately
calculated U.S. total, Genscape has said.
Region March 4 Last wk Yr ago Pct wk Pct yr
Nation 20.17 20.51 20.10 -2 0
East 18.13 18.27 17.72 -1 +2
West 2.18 2.41 2.37 -1 -8
(Reporting by Bruce Nichols; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)
Source: http://in.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idINN0521721220100305
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