Fri Feb 26, 2010 3:28pm GMT
HOUSTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - U.S. coal use fell 3 percent
last week from the week before, Genscape said Friday, as winter
weather eased across much of the nation.
Compared with the same week last year, U.S. coal use was up
2 percent 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 need for generation from
coal-fired power plants.
For reports on U.S.energy weather day by day, see [WSC/OUS]
and [WSC/STORM].
Coal demand in the populous East was down 4 percent last
week but up 3 percent from the same week last year, reflecting
colder weather at this time of winter this year than last
year.
In the less populated West, reflecting weather shifts, coal
demand rose 7 percent for the week but was 8 percent less than
the same week a year ago, the data provider 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.
Source: http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKN2633681820100226
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