Slow growth in total electricity consumption is expected to limit growth in electric power sector coal use to 0.9 percent in 2008, according to the Energy Information Administration's Short-Term Energy Outlook. Power sector coal consumption in-crease4 by 1.9 percent in 2007. Projected increases from other generation sources (nuclear, natural gas, hydroelectric and wind) in 2009 will continue to dampen power sector coal consumption growth, which is expected to be 0.6 percent in 2009.
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机译：根据美国能源情报署（Energy Information Administration）的《短期能源展望》，总用电量的缓慢增长预计将在2008年将电力部门的煤炭使用量限制在0.9％以内。电力行业的煤炭消费量在2007年增长了1.9％4。2009年其他发电来源（核能，天然气，水力发电和风能）的预计增长将继续抑制电力行业的煤炭消费量增长，预计2009年将达到0.6％ 。
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