Highlights Coal capacity factor drops to 39.1% Stocks at 21-year low for corresponding month Subbituminous days of burn flat to five-year average Power sector coal stockpiles were 32.3% lower at the end of November than the year-ago month and the lowest for the corresponding month in 21 years, Energy Information Administration data showed Jan. 28. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now Since hitting 20-year low 80.42 million st in September, coal inventories grew to 92.15 million st at the end of November, up 8.6% from October and a 7.31 million st build. Bituminous coal stocks were 33.2% lower than the five-year average 55.96 million st after November and 31.9% lower than the year-ago month. Compared with October, bituminous stocks were 8.2% higher at 37.36 million st, a four-month high. Bituminous supply at coal plants averaged 100 days of cover at the […]