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'Trojan horse' feared as gas surges

THIS year will be the first time gas surpasses coal in the United States' power generation mix on an annual basis, courtesy of the US shale boom and the Obama administration's war on coal which analysts now fear is actually a "Trojan horse" to attack American natural gas.

'Trojan horse' feared as gas surges

Natural gas generation first surpassed coal generation on a monthly basis in April 2015, and the generation shares for coal and natural gas were nearly identical in 2015, each providing about a third of...

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