Source believes that Central Appalachian coal in precarious 'Southern' position

摘要

The giant utility measures its inventory on a full-load days, the source noted. "It's a very conservative way to measure inventory." Southern employees the "full-load days" method because "it stays consistent" as dispatch order and coal demand ebb and flow. There has been some talk that Southern might see its coal burn to decline to sub-40 million tons in 2012. As reported here recently, the utility projects its burn right now at about 42 million tons.