U.S. Coal Exports: Forget the old label 'swing supplier' U.S. coal is on the move

摘要

The United States' domestic power market has been a bust for U.S. coal producers this year. When Southern Company announced plans to reduce its coal burn by 15 million short tons, the tea leaves couldn't have gotten any clearer for the coal industry. Southern Company typically has a voracious appetite for coal - domestic and imported. Cheap natural gas prices have bruised coal terribly this year. What else is left to be said?