US coal generation totaled 87.98 GWh in October, down 9.6% from September and 2.6% from the year-ago month, Energy Information Administration data released Wednesday showed. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now Coal made up 29.6% of US electricity generation during the month, up from 27.1% in September and 28% last year. Natural gas generation in October totaled 124 GWh, down 13.1% from September but up 16.1% from the year-ago month. Natural gas made up 38.1% of US power generation in October, down from 40% in the previous month and 33.4% last year. Total US generation at utility-scale facilities came to 325.4 GWh in October, down 8.8% from September, but up 1.6% from the year-ago month. It was also up 3.3% from the five-year average for the month, while year-to-date generation is up 4.3% compared with last year and 2.8% above the […]