今年全年美國(guó)天然氣發(fā)電量首次超過(guò)燃煤發(fā)電量

　　據(jù)道瓊斯12月22日消息，美國(guó)能源信息署（EIA）表示，今年全年是美國(guó)天然氣發(fā)電量高于燃煤發(fā)電量的第一年。今年美國(guó)約34%的電力來(lái)自于天然氣發(fā)電，而燃煤發(fā)電量為30%，而去年均為33%。頁(yè)巖氣的繁榮導(dǎo)致美國(guó)天然氣供應(yīng)充裕而且廉價(jià)，這是導(dǎo)致天然氣發(fā)電量首次超過(guò)燃煤發(fā)電量的主要因素。過(guò)去十年間，美國(guó)發(fā)電廠的天然氣平均燃料收據(jù)成本已經(jīng)大幅下降，而煤炭平均燃料收據(jù)成本出現(xiàn)增加。此外環(huán)保法規(guī)和風(fēng)力、太陽(yáng)能和其他可再生能源發(fā)電也抑制了燃煤發(fā)電量。

　　龐曉華摘譯自道瓊斯

　　原文如下：

　　Natural Gas Dominates Coal for First Full Year

　　This year is the first full year during which more power will be generated with natural gas than coal, the Energy Information Administration says. About 34% of this years power was likely fueled with natural gas, while 30% was fueled with coal, compared to 33% for each fuel in 2015. The primary driver is the shale-gas boom, which is making gas cheap and plentiful. Average fuel receipt costs at power plants over the past 10 years have plunged for gas and increased for coal. Environmental regulations and the growth of wind, solar and other renewable power generation are also keeping a lid on coal-fired power generation.