Coal burn accounted for more US power generation in January than in December, but by percentage made up less of all power generated, Energy Information Administration data Friday showed. Coal’s share of the US electric power sector totaled 132,742 MWh in January, or 36.8% of all generation, down from the previous month as 19,467 MWh more power was generated. In December, coal burn totaled 124,715 MWh, which accounted for 40.7% of all generation. Natural gas made up 28% of generation in January and 29.4% of generation in December. Coal accounted for 46.5% of power generation in January 2014. Utility coal stockpiles grew from 151.4 million st in December to 157.8 million st in January. The last time stockpiles topped 156 million st was November 2013. Article continues below… Platts Coal Trader provides the latest prices for key benchmark coals, as well as: Daily pricing for tons and allowances for […]