NatGas Replacing Coal in PJM – Coal Use Dropped 68% in 10 Years

We often mention gas-fired power generation here on MDN for a reason --- it's a HUGE customer for the natural gas locally extracted. The more power plants we build in the Marcellus/Utica region, the more our gas stays right here at home (a win/win for everyone). The power grid that covers the M-U region is called PJM. New data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows coal-fired generation in PJM accounted for 14% of the market's total generation in 2023, down from 44% of total generation in 2013. That's a whopping 68% fall in the use of coal in just ten years. The reason? Coal generation was largely replaced by natural gas-fired generation.

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