Coal on the rise in U.S. electricity forecast

As natural-gas prices surge, coal-fired generation in the United States is set to increase for the first time in seven years, a government forecast finds and is reported in MarketWatch.

The U.S. Energy Information Agency said coal-fired generation will jump 22% this year.

The EIA noted that in many parts of the country, power plans choose between the two sources.

The power sector has retired about 30% of its coal plant generation capacity since 2010. No new coal-fired power capacity has come online since 2013.

Natural gas emits almost 50% less carbon dioxide than coal, the EIA says.

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