US coal-fired power generation totaled 75.6 TWh in November, down 18.7% on year but up 13.1% from October, Energy Information Administration data showed Monday. It was the first month-on-month increase since July. From the five-year average of about 95.5 TWh produced in November, generation was at a 20.8% deficit this year, the lowest deficit in nine months. Out of total power generation, coal took a 23.9% share, up 3.1 percentage points from October’s share. Coal capacity averaged 46% in November, up from 39.3% the month before and down from 53.7% in the year-ago month. Natural gas contributed about 117 TWh in November, down 11.9% the month before and up 10% from the year-ago month. Gas also took a 37.2% […]