U.S. coal burn falls 9 percent for week - Genscape

Fri Apr 9, 2010 9:22pm IST

HOUSTON, April 9 (Reuters) - U.S. coal use fell 9 percent
last week from the week before, Genscape data showed Monday, as
warmer weather washed the populous Midwest and East.
Compared with the same week last year, U.S. coal
consumption -- which mostly goes to fuel electric power
generation -- was down 11 percent for the week ended Thursday,
the data provider said.
"A warm southerly flow ... flooded the central and eastern
U.S. with above normal warmth, and this early heat is really
the big story during the past week," WSI Corp weather service
said.
Coal demand in the populous East was down 6 percent last
week and fell 8 percent lower than the same week last year,
Genscape said.
In the West, coal use, accounting for a smaller share of
power generation than in the East, was down 1 percent for the
week and 1 percent from the same week last year.
For reports on U.S. energy weather day by day, see
[WSC/OUS] and [WSC/STORM].

Source: http://in.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idINN0938810820100409