US power generation from coal totaled a five-month high 81.81 TWh in January, up 3.9% from December and 25.7% higher than the year-ago month, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now It was the seventh increase in the last nine months for coal generation. However, the latest month was down 20.4% from the five-year average for the corresponding month and was the second-lowest total for a month of January in 46 years, according to EIA data released March 24. Total US power generation during January was also at a five-month high 350.82 TWh, up 1.7% from the prior month and 3% higher than the year-ago month. Coal made up a 13-month high 23.3% of the power generation in […]