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07-15-2015, 12:36 PM
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Gas takes over from Coal for electric power generation
Natural gas overtook coal as the top source of U.S. electric power generation for the first time ever earlier this spring, a milestone that has been in the making for years as the price of gas slides and new regulations make coal more risky for power generators.
About 31 percent of electric power generation in April came from natural gas, and 30 percent from coal, according to a recently released report from the research company SNL Energy, which used data from the U.S. Energy Department. Nuclear power came in third at 20 percent. n April 2010, 44 percent of electric power generation came from coal and 22 percent from gas, according to SNL Energy. Read the full article
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07-15-2015, 12:46 PM
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Has anyone done the exercise of looking at the changes (if any) in air pollution? If they correlate with the swap from coal to gas it would enhance gas' place as a crossover/bridging fuel.
US Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Electricity Generation  
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