Empire says coal stockpiles abovetarget levels as winter nears

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Coal inventories are higher than targeted atEmpire District Electric, and the Joplin, Missouri-based utility currentlyhas no plans to buy more of the fuel as winter nears, a spokeswomanfor the utility said Monday.Typically, Empire likes to keep coal stockpiles in the range of 45 to60 days, said spokeswoman Julie Maus in an email.