出版社：Energy Information Administration, US Department of Energy
摘要：U.S. coal production has remained near 1,100 million
tons annually since 1996. In the AEO2006 reference
case, increasing coal use for electricity generation at
existing plants and construction of a few new coalfired
plants lead to annual production increases that
average 1.1 percent per year from 2004 to 2015, when
total production is 1,272 million tons. The growth in
coal production is even stronger thereafter, averaging
2.0 percent per year from 2015 to 2030, as substantial
amounts of new coal-fired generating capacity are
added, and several CTL plants are brought on line.
