<i>EIA estimates that U.S. coal production in April was 46 million short tons (MMst), a 6 MMst (12%) decrease from the previous month and 29 MMst (38%) lower than in April 2015. Forecast coal production is expected to decrease by 150 MMst (17%) in 2016, which would be the largest decline in terms of both tons and percentage since data collection started in 1949.</i>
-U.S Energy Information Administration
( <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.eia.gov&#x2F;forecasts&#x2F;steo&#x2F;report&#x2F;coal.cfm" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.eia.gov&#x2F;forecasts&#x2F;steo&#x2F;report&#x2F;coal.cfm</a> )<p>Coal consumption, 90% of which is in electricity generation, is down nationally.<p>It appears solar and natural gas are out competing coal:
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