US coal production is forecast to be about 596 million st in 2020, down 13.7% from the estimated 2019 output of 690 million st, data from the Energy Information Administration’s Short-Term Energy Outlook showed Tuesday. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now The EIA projects output of about 587 million st for 2021, the lowest level since the early 1970s. Coal exports in 2020 are expected to total 86 million st compared with estimated exports of 92.4 million st in 2019. Exports in 2021 are projected to be 85 million st. The February export forecast increased from the January forecast by 3.5 percentage points and 2.1 percentage points for 2020 and 2021, respectively. Coal consumption by the power sector is expected to […]