Coal is projected to provide the majority of US power generation in 2017, retaking the crown from natural gas, according to the US Energy Information Administration’s monthly Short Term Energy Outlook released Tuesday. The agency projects coal will fuel 31.3% of the US’ electricity in 2017 compared with 31.1% for gas. In 2016, gas surpassed coal as the nation’s primary fuel for the first time, totaling 33.8% of generation compared with 30.4% for coal. The agency has projected gas to be the top fuel in 2017 in most of their reports so far this year, including June’s edition, but increasing gas prices as well as higher hydro generation have pushed gas below coal for the first time. Article continues below… Platts Summer Webinar Series I: Northeast Pipeline Expansion Overview – Market after Rover, Leach Express July 26, 2017 | 1-2pm (MDT) │ Online Join Eric Brooks, analyst, qualitative analysis, […]