At least one utility expects to burn more coal, says others may be doing the same

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How about this for a refreshing change:A Midwestern utility official says that a fairly considerable increase in coal burns at the company's power plants is likely in the works this year following the reduced consumption it experienced for a variety of reasons in 2012. And while such an encouraging outlook for coal consumption might not be shared by all coal-burning utilities, the source said a similar trend among many power producers east of the Mississippi River might emerge in 2013.