Highlights Q2 deliveries totaled 10.23 million st McElroy takes over as largest supplying mine Houston — Northern Appalachian coal deliveries to US power plants fell to 10.23 million st in Q2 2020, down 31.1% from 14.85 million st in Q1 and also down 49% from 20.11 million st delivered a year earlier, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now The shipments in Q2 were also down 49.2% from the five-year average for the quarter, primarily due to the coronavirus pandemic, which resulted in a decrease in US power generation and cutbacks by coal miners. According to EIA data, total US power generation fell to a 17-year low 931.25 TWh in Q2, down from 962.03 TWh in Q1 and the lowest since 922 TWh in Q2 2003. Despite the lower quarterly totals, June deliveries of NAPP […]